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Is There an Environmental Impact From Inappropriate Endoscopy?

Is There an Environmental Impact From Inappropriate Endoscopy?

Endoscopy plays a significant role in a gastroenterologist’s practice. Unindicated or inappropriate endoscopies increase costs, take away resources from other patients, and may have a

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Endoscopy Unit-Level Measures That Improve ADR: Report Cards and a Second Observer

Endoscopy Unit-Level Measures That Improve ADR: Report Cards and a Second Observer

In a systematic review and meta-analysis, 15 studies evaluating the impact of report cards on adenoma detection rate (ADR) were among the 34 studies that

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Optimum Barrett’s Inspection Time Is Critical for a High-Quality Endoscopy

Optimum Barrett’s Inspection Time Is Critical for a High-Quality Endoscopy

Endoscopic surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is recommended to reduce mortality and morbidity related to esophageal adenocarcinoma. A thorough endoscopic inspection of a BE segment

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Computer-aided Detection Failed in Pragmatic Trial in Clinical Practice

Computer-aided Detection Failed in Pragmatic Trial in Clinical Practice

Computer-aided detection (CADe) programs are expensive to implement in clinical practice; therefore, endoscopy groups often want to trial the programs before purchase or lease. In

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Ascaris Lumbricoides worm encountered in the stomach

Ascaris Lumbricoides worm encountered in the stomach

Ascaris infestation show quite a wide array of clinical manifestations as it maybe asymptomatic showing only long term manifestations of growth retardation and malnutrition ,

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Sub-cardial Gastric ESD

Sub-cardial Gastric ESD

Before starting any endoscopical procedure, in particular an endoscopic submucosal dissection, a proper and extensive evaluation of the lesion must be accomplished. White light endoscopy,

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Sub-mucosal Tunneling Endoscopic Resection (STER) of an Esophageal Leiomyoma

Sub-mucosal Tunneling Endoscopic Resection (STER) of an Esophageal Leiomyoma

A two centimeter submucosal lesion arising from muscularis mucosae is identified in the distal esophagus.

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Rectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Rectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

In this case, a 65-year-old woman presents with a recurrence of a polyp previously treated with endoscopic mucosal resection. The biopsy and the endoscopic evaluation