Sommario

• • ·TOC

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• • ·Editorial Boards

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• • ·Focus On…

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• • ·ASGE Update

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• • ·In Upcoming Issues…

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• • ·Instructions for authors

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• • ·Information for readers

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• TECHNOLOGY STATUS EVALUATION REPORT

  • ·Update on endoscopic tissue sampling devices

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    Prepared by: Technology Assessment Committe, Alan Barkun, Julia Liu, Steven Carpenter, Poonputt Chotiprasidhi, Ram Chuttani, Gregory Ginsberg, Nadeem Hussain, William Silverman, Greta Taitelbaum, Bret T. Petersen

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  • ·Endoscopic clip application devices

    Pagina :746-750

    Prepared by: Technology Assessment Committee, Ram Chuttani, Alan Barkun, Steven Carpenter, Poonputt Chotiprasidhi, Gregory G. Ginsberg, Nadeem Hussain, Julia Liu, William Silverman, Greta Taitelbaum, Bret Petersen

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  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound probes

    Pagina :751-754

    Prepared by: Technology Assessment Committee, Julia Liu, Steven Carpenter, Ram Chuttani, Joseph Croffie, James DiSario, Klaus Mergener, Daniel S. Mishkin, Raj Shah, Lehel Somogyi, William Tierney, Bret T. Petersen

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• GUIDELINE

  • ·Esophageal dilation

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    Prepared by: Standards of Practice Committee, James V. Egan, Todd H. Baron, Douglas G. Adler, Raquel Davila, Douglas O. Faigel, Seng-lan Gan, William K. Hirota, Jonathan A. Leighton, David Lichtenstein, Waqar A. Qureshi, Elizabeth Rajan, Bo Shen, Marc J. Zuckerman, Trina VanGuilder, Robert D. Fanelli

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• ORIGINAL ARTICLES

  • ·Pharyngeal anesthesia during sedated EGDs: is “the spray” beneficial? A meta-analysis and systematic review

    Pagina :761-766

    Luke T. Evans, Sara Saberi, Hyungjin Myra Kim, Grace H. Elta, Philip Schoenfeld

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  • ·Comparison of hemostatic efficacy for epinephrine injection alone and injection combined with hemoclip therapy in treating high-risk bleeding ulcers

    Pagina :767-773

    Ching-Chu Lo, Ping-I. Hsu, Gin-Ho Lo, Chiun-Ku Lin, Hoi-Hung Chan, Wei-Lun Tsai, Wen-Chi Chen, Chung-Jen Wu, Hsien-Chung Yu, Jin-Shiung Cheng, Kwok-Hung Lai

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  • ·Best endoscopic hemostasis for ulcer bleeding: is there such a treatment?

    Pagina :774-775

    Joseph Sung

    
  • ·Clinical outcomes of EMR for gastric tumors: historical pilot evaluation between endoscopic submucosal dissection and conventional mucosal resection

    Pagina :776-782

    Kenichiro Watanabe, Shinichi Ogata, Seiji Kawazoe, Kazuyo Watanabe, Takanori Koyama, Tetsuro Kajiwara, Yuichiro Shimoda, Yukari Takase, Kouji Irie, Masanobu Mizuguchi, Seiji Tsunada, Ryuichi Iwakiri, Kazuma Fujimoto

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  • ·Can endoscopic resection be applied for early stage ampulla of Vater cancer?

    Pagina :783-788

    Sun-Young Lee, Kee-Taek Jang, Kyu Taek Lee, Jong Kyun Lee, Seong Ho Choi, Jin Seok Heo, Seung Woon Paik, Jong Chul Rhee

    Riassunto Riassunto Mappa Mappa  
  • ·Endoscopic resection of tumors of the ampulla of Vater: how far up and how deep down can we go?

    Pagina :789-791

    Stefan Seewald, Salem Omar, Nib Soehendra

     
  • ·Placement of a metallic stent across the main duodenal papilla may predispose to cholangitis

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    Tomoyoshi Okamoto, Shuichi Fujioka, Satoru Yanagisawa, Katsuhiko Yanaga, Hiroshi Kakutani, Hisao Tajiri, Mitsuyoshi Urashima

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  • ·Single-step EUS-guided transmural drainage of simple and complicated pancreatic pseudocysts

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    Mainor R. Antillon, Raj J. Shah, Gregory Stiegmann, Yang K. Chen

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  • ·Delayed pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer patients with prior ERCP-placed, nonforeshortening, self-expanding metal stents: a positive outcome

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    Christopher Lawrence, Douglas A. Howell, Donald E. Conklin, Andreas M. Stefan, Ronald F. Martin

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  • ·A prospective control study of the safety and cellular yield of EUS-guided FNA or Trucut biopsy in patients taking aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or prophylactic low molecular weight heparin

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    Charles Kien-Fong Vu, Fuju Chang, Laura Doig, John Meenan

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  • ·Preoperative colonoscopy after self-expandable metallic stent placement in patients with acute neoplastic colon obstruction

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    Mario A. Vitale, Giuseppe Villotti, Lucia d’Alba, Stefano Frontespezi, Federico Iacopini, Giampaolo Iacopini

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  • ·Malignant colorectal obstruction: looking for synchronous lesions with the scope through a metal stent…!

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    Deepak Kumar Bhasin, Surinder Singh Rana

    
  • ·Accuracy of high-resolution chromoendoscopy in prediction of histologic findings in diminutive lesions of the rectosigmoid

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    Dariusz Apel, Ralf Jakobs, Dieter Schilling, Uwe Weickert, Joachim Teichmann, Manfred H. Bohrer, Jürgen F. Riemann

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  • ·Practicality of high-resolution chromoendoscopy during routine screening colonoscopy

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    John F. Johanson

    

• THE FELLOWS' CORNER

  • ·Balancing family and career: addressing the challenges facing dual-career couples

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    Deborah C. Rubin

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• CME ACTIVITY

  • ·CME Activity : Continuing Medical Education Exam: May 2006

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    Todd H. Baron, Brenna C. Bounds, Robert Sedlack, Allan P. Weston, G.S. Raju, George Triadafilopoulos

      

• THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

  • ·NOTES: Gathering momentum

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    David Rattner, Robert H. Hawes

    

• NEW METHOD

  • ·The Optical Dilator: a clear, over-the-scope bougie with sequential dilating segments

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    Michael P. Jones, Jason R. Bratten, Stephen A. McClave

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  • ·Optical dilators: a potential advance in the treatment of patients with dysphagia?

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    Kenneth R. DeVault

    
  • ·Use of modified multiband ligator facilitates circumferential EMR in Barrett’s esophagus (with video)

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    Nib Soehendra, Stefan Seewald, Stefan Groth, Salem Omar, Uwe Seitz, Yan Zhong, Andreas de Weerth, Frank Thonke, Soeren Schroeder

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  • ·Endoscopic direct cholangioscopy by using an ultra-slim upper endoscope: a feasibility study

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    Alberto Larghi, Irving Waxman

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• AT THE FOCAL POINT

  • ·Paleoscopy

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    Shanthi V. Sitaraman

     
  • ·Recurrent malignant thymoma diagnosed by EUS-guided Trucut biopsy

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    Alberto Larghi, Erika Rodriguez-Wulff, Amy Noffsinger, Charles E. Dye

     
  • ·Gastric piercing

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    Carlos J. Leon, Sergio M. Rubel, Carlos Rodríguez

     
  • ·Bile duct cancer in the setting of intraductal papillary mucinous tumor appearing as an impacted bile duct stone on ERCP

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    Yucel Ustundag, Todd H. Baron, Thomas C. Smyrk

     
  • ·Angiodysplasia of the major duodenal papilla: a rare cause of GI bleeding

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    Everson L.A. Artifon, Paulo Sakai, Gustavo O. Luz, Carlos K. Furuya, Elisa R. Baba, Christiano Sakai, Adriana V. Safatle-Ribeiro, Shinichi Ishioka

     
  • ·Jejunal diverticulosis diagnosed by double-balloon enteroscopy

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    Ahmad Kamal, Lauren B. Gerson

     
  • ·Use of endoclips to obliterate a colonic arteriovenous malformation before cauterization

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    Aline Charabaty Pishvaian, James H. Lewis

     
  • ·Colon varices as a source for lower-GI bleeding

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    Pierluigi Consolo, Mariagrazia Scaffidi, Carmelo Luigiano, Pietro Familiari, Marisa Bonica, Luigi Familiari

     

• BRIEF REPORTS

  • ·Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

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    Nripen Saikia, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Subhasish Mazumder, Shriram Kabra, Sudeep Khanna, J.C. Vij

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  • ·Concurrent mucinous cystadenoma of the liver and bile duct: a rare cause of jaundice

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    Quentin M. Nunes, Nick D. Wight, Guruprasad P. Aithal, W. Keith Dunn, Philip V. Kaye, Dileep N. Lobo

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  • ·Metastatic melanoma of the common bile duct and ampulla of Vater

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    M.M.J.A. van Bokhoven, E.H.J.G. Aarntzen, A.C.I.T.L. Tan

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  • ·Biliary stent migration presenting as a recurrent abdominal wall abscess with underlying enterocutaneous fistula

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    Amer Karim, James H. Orbell, K. Bhatti, B. Chaudhary, Amjad Parvaiz

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  • ·Massive pneumoperitoneum after EUS-FNA aspiration of the pancreas

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    Allan H. Andrews, J. David Horwhat

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  • ·Successful laparoscopic treatment of hemorrhage from the appendix with phlegmonous acute appendicitis: a case report and review of the literature

    Pagina :877-880

    Kimiyasu Yamazaki, Kentaro Nakao, Akira Tsunoda, Tohru Ohnaka, Hidetoshi Amagasa, Naoto Suzuki, Kazuhiro Narita, Tetsuya Mikogami, Tsutomu Kaetsu, Masahiko Murakami, Toshikazu Kurihara, Yoshiaki Takeuchi, Nozomi Yoshikawa, Michio Imawari, Mitsuo Kusano

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  • ·Colonic varices treated by balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration in a cirrhotic patient with encephalopathy: a case report

    Pagina :880-884

    Akira Anan, Makoto Irie, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tetsuro Sohda, Kaoru Iwata, Norihisa Suzuki, Makoto Yoshikane, Hidetoshi Nakane, Tomoko Hashiba, Masanori Yokoyama, Hideyuki Higashihara, Masatoshi Okazaki, Shotaro Sakisaka

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  • ·Potential cancer cell inoculation of tattoo site through use of a contaminated needle

    Pagina :884-886

    Hyong-Ju Kang, Bo-In Lee, Byung-Wook Kim, Hwang Choi, Se-Hyun Cho, Kyu-Yong Choi, Hiun-Suk Chae, Seok-Won Han, In-Sik Chung, Kyoung-Mee Kim

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  • ·Melanosis of the colon and terminal ileum associated with primary malignant melanoma of the anorectum

    Pagina :886-888

    Seong Soo Hong, Young Il Min, Suk-Kyun Yang, Kyu-Jong Kim, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Jin-Ho Kim, Eun-Sil Yu

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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR

  • ·Acute upper-GI bleeding does not decrease the diagnostic yield of gastric biopsies for Helicobacter pylori infection

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    Francisco Aquino, Pedro Montes, Eduardo Monge

    
  • ·Endotherapy for distally migrated metallic biliary endoprostheses

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    Joseph C. Yarze

    
  • ·Antibiotics are mandatory before EUS-guided FNA in cystic or semisolid lesions of the mediastinum and the pancreas

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    Mohamad A. Eloubeidi

    
  • ·Colonoscopic resection of an asymptomatic colon lipoma

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    Joseph C. Yarze

    
  • ·Response:

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    Gottumukkala Raju

    

• ERRATUM

  • ·Erratum

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