Sommario

• • ·Contents

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• • ·Editors

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• • ·Focus On…

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• • ·ASGE Update

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• • ·In Upcoming Issues…

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• • ·Capsule Summaries

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• • ·December 2008 Instructions for Authors

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• • ·Information for Readers

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• • ·Author Index

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• • ·Subject Index

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• Technology Status Evaluation Report

  • ·Mucosal ablation devices

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    Prepared by: ASGE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, Sarah A. Rodriguez, Douglas G. Adler, Bipan Chand, Jason D. Conway, David L. Diehl, Sergey V. Kantsevoy, Richard S. Kwon, Petar Mamula, Raj J. Shah, Louis Michel Wong Kee Song, William M. Tierney

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• Original Articles

  • ·A “time-and-motion” study of endoscopic practice: strategies to enhance efficiency

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    Gavin C. Harewood, Kristia Chrysostomou, Naila Himy, Wai Ling Leong

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  • ·Efficiency versus effectiveness: balancing the value equation in GI endoscopy

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    Jonathan A. Leighton

    
  • ·Efficiency in endoscopy: imperatives and pitfalls

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    David J. Bjorkman

    
  • ·Assessment of endoscopic training of general surgery residents in a North American health region

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    Samuel Asfaha, Saleh Alqahtani, Robert J. Hilsden, Anthony R. MacLean, Paul L. Beck

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  • ·Measuring procedural competence in endoscopy: what do the numbers really tell us?

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    Brian J. Dunkin, John J. Vargo

    
  • ·Comparison of EMR and endoscopic submucosal dissection for en bloc resection of early esophageal cancers in Japan

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    Ryu Ishihara, Hiroyasu Iishi, Noriya Uedo, Yoji Takeuchi, Sachiko Yamamoto, Takuya Yamada, Eriko Masuda, Koji Higashino, Motohiko Kato, Hiroyuki Narahara, Masaharu Tatsuta

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  • ·Is esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection an extreme treatment modality, or can it be a standard treatment modality?

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    Naohisa Yahagi

    
  • ·The safety and effectiveness of endoscopic biliary decompression by plastic stent placement in acute suppurative cholangitis compared with nasobiliary drainage

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    Seon-Young Park, Chang-Hwan Park, Sung-Bum Cho, Kyoung-Won Yoon, Wan-Sik Lee, Hyun-Soo Kim, Sung-Kyu Choi, Jong-Sun Rew

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  • ·ERCP in the evaluation of abdominal pain in children

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    Kulwinder Dua, Adrian Miranda, Raj Santharam, Srihari Ramanujam, Steven Werlin

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  • ·Neural network analysis of dynamic sequences of EUS elastography used for the differential diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

    Pagina :1086-1094

    Adrian Săftoiu, Peter Vilmann, Florin Gorunescu, Dan Ionuţ Gheonea, Marina Gorunescu, Tudorel Ciurea, Gabriel Lucian Popescu, Alexandru Iordache, Hazem Hassan, Sevastiţa Iordache

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  • ·EUS elastography for pancreatic mass lesions: between image and FNA?

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    Kanwar R.S. Gill, Michael B. Wallace

    
  • ·Prospective evaluation of adverse reactions to iodine-containing contrast media after ERCP

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    Peter V. Draganov, Chris E. Forsmark

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  • ·Prospective randomized trial comparing EUS and EGD for transmural drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts (with videos)

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    Shyam Varadarajulu, John D. Christein, Ashutosh Tamhane, Ernesto R. Drelichman, C. Mel Wilcox

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  • ·Clinical evaluation of a newly developed single-balloon enteroscope

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    Takuji Kawamura, Kenjiro Yasuda, Kiyohito Tanaka, Koji Uno, Moose Ueda, Kasumi Sanada, Masatsugu Nakajima

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  • ·Small-bowel imaging: multiple paths to the last frontier

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    William A. Ross

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  • ·Negative capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure GI bleeding predicts low rebleeding rates

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    Jonathan Macdonald, Victoria Porter, Deirdre McNamara

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  • ·Obscure GI bleeding: is capsule endoscopy sufficient?

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    Larry H. Lai

    
  • ·Stool consistency and stool frequency are excellent clinical markers for adequate colon preparation after polyethylene glycol 3350 cleansing protocol: a prospective clinical study in children

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    Shaista Safder, Yulia Demintieva, Mary Rewalt, Yoram Elitsur

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  • ·Narrow-band imaging without high magnification to differentiate polyps during real-time colonoscopy: improvement with experience

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    Jason N. Rogart, Dhanpat Jain, Uzma D. Siddiqui, Tal Oren, Joseph Lim, Priya Jamidar, Harry Aslanian

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• CME Examination

  • ·CME Activity: Continuing Medical Education Exam: December 2008

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

     

• The Fellows' Corner

  • ·Is a fourth year of training necessary to become competent in EUS and ERCP? Notes from the 2008 class of advanced endoscopy fellows

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    Lawrence S. Rosenthal

    

• White Paper

  • ·Report of the First Endoscopy Unit Directors meeting: March 29-30, 2008, Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington, DC

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    Firas H. Al-Kawas, William R. Brugge

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• Under the Hood

  • ·Balloon-assisted enteroscopy: technology and troubleshooting

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    Lauren B. Gerson, Jason T. Flodin, Kenichi Miyabayashi

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• New Methods

  • ·EUS-guided percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for enteral feeding tube placement

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    Dalton M. Chaves, Atul Kumar, Marcos E. Lera, Fauze Maluf, Everson L. Artifon, Eduardo G. Moura, Bhawna Halwan, Shinichi Ishioka, Paulo Sakai

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  • ·Temporary placement of a fully covered self-expandable metal stent in the pancreatic duct for management of symptomatic refractory chronic pancreatitis: preliminary data (with videos)

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    Bryan Sauer, Jayant Talreja, Kristi Ellen, Jennifer Ku, Vanessa M. Shami, Michel Kahaleh

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  • ·Pain and chronic pancreatitis: are we really ready for metal in the pancreatic duct?

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    James W. Ostroff

    
  • ·Feasibility and safety of placement of a newly designed, fully covered self-expandable metal stent for refractory benign pancreatic ductal strictures: a pilot study (with video)

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    Do Hyun Park, Myung-Hwan Kim, Sung-Hoon Moon, Sang Soo Lee, Dong-Wan Seo, Sung-Koo Lee

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• At the Focal Point

  • ·A completely imbedded fish bone presenting as an esophageal tumor-like lesion: an unusual presentation

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    Yuan-Chih Chu, Hsin-Hui Chiu

     
  • ·Diagnosis of pleural malignant mesothelioma by EUS-guided FNA (with video)

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    Domingo C. Balderramo, Maria Pellisé, Lluís Colomo, Oriol Sendino, Glòria Fernández-Esparrach, Angels Ginès

      
  • ·Myeloid sarcoma of the stomach

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    Wen-Lun Wang, Jaw-Town Lin, Hsiu-Po Wang

     
  • ·Giant choledochocele presenting as intussusception (with video)

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    Sandeep Lakhtakia, Rajesh Gupta, M. Abdul Mateen, Sunitha Lingareddy, G. Venkat Rao, D. Nageshwar Reddy

      
  • ·Huge persimmon bezoar causing colonic bleeding

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    Yan-Yong Deng, Ning Dai

     
  • ·Immune reconstitution syndrome masquerading as ulcerative colitis in a patient with HIV

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    Ruben D. Acosta, Scott L. Itzkowitz

     

• Case Studies

  • ·Transenteric drainage of pancreatic-fluid collections with fully covered self-expanding metallic stents (with video)

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    Jayant P. Talreja, Vanessa M. Shami, Jennifer Ku, Tanya D. Morris, Kristi Ellen, Michel Kahaleh

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  • ·Differentiating sclerosing cholangitis caused by autoimmune pancreatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis according to endoscopic duodenal papillary features

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    Kensuke Kubota, Shingo Kato, Tomoyuki Akiyama, Masato Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Masami Ogawa, Masahiko Inamori, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Satoru Saito, Yukio Kakuta, Hisashi Ohshiro, Atsushi Nakajima

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  • ·Significant small-bowel lesions detected by alternative diagnostic modalities after negative capsule endoscopy

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    Aymer Postgate, Edward Despott, David Burling, Arun Gupta, Robin Phillips, James O’Beirne, David Patch, Chris Fraser

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  • ·Modified technique for EUS-guided drainage of pelvic abscess (with video)

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    Jessica M. Trevino, Ernesto R. Drelichman, Shyam Varadarajulu

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• Brief Reports

  • ·Successful treatment of early stage gastric cancer by laparoscopy-assisted endoscopic full-thickness resection with lymphadenectomy

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    Nobutsugu Abe, Toshiyuki Mori, Hirohisa Takeuchi, Hisayo Ueki, Osamu Yanagida, Tadahiko Masaki, Masanori Sugiyama, Yutaka Atomi

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  • ·Ischemic biliary stricture developed after repeated transcatheter arterial chemoembolization diagnosed by percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma

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    Byoung Wook Bang, Don Haeng Lee, Seok Jeong, Joon Mee Kim, Yong Sun Jeon, Jung Il Lee, Jin-Woo Lee, Kye Sook Kwon, Hyung Gil Kim, Yong Woon Shin, Young Soo Kim

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  • ·Transvaginal laparoscopically assisted endoscopic cholecystectomy: report of 3 cases

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    Paolo Rossi, Walter Bugiantella, Luigina Graziosi, Emanuel Cavazzoni, Annibale Donini

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  • ·Lymphoplasmacytic granuloma localized to the ampulla of Vater: an ampullary lesion of IgG4-related systemic disease?

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    Takeshi Hisa, Hiroki Ohkubo, Satoshi Shiozawa, Hiroki Ishigame, Masayuki Furutake, Masato Takamatsu

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  • ·Biliary obstruction caused by hemobilia after endoscopic sphincterotomy in a patient with an anomalous location of papilla of Vater

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    Yung-Kuan Tsou, Nai-Jen Liu, Yi-Yin Jan

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  • ·Endoloop-assisted unroofing for the treatment of symptomatic duodenal lipomas

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    Wen-Hsin Huang, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Cheng-Ju Yu, Jen-Wei Chou, Chun-Lung Feng

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  • ·Spontaneous perforation of the duodenum by a migrated ureteral stent

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    Ian Wall, Robin Baradarian, Matthew Tangorra, Nison Badalov, Kadirawel Iswara, Jianjun Li, Scott Tenner

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  • ·Double J ureteral stent as an unusual endoscopic finding in a patient with rectal bleeding

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    Emilie Billoud, Guillaume Savoye, Sophie Hervé, Simon Ramirez, Eric Lerebours

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• Letters to the Editor

  • ·Can the TriClip be successfully applied in clinical practice?

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    Hwai-Jeng Lin

    
  • ·Response:

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    Yau Kwok-Kay, Li Michael Ka-Wah

    
  • ·Do patients with endovascular prostheses require prophylactic antibiotics before they undergo ERCP?

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    Martin Brand, Damon Bizos

    
  • ·Response:

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    John G. Lee, Christopher E. Lee

    
  • ·Role of EUS in drainage of peripancreatic fluid collections not amenable for endoscopic transmural drainage

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    Lawrence C. Hookey, Jacques Devière

    
  • ·Response:

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    Shyam Varadarajulu

    
  • ·Intraluminal duodenal duplication–endoscopic therapy is recommended even without previous pancreatitis and jaundice

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    Tibor Gyökeres, Richard Schwab, Mária Burai, Ákos Pap

    
  • ·Response:

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    Fadi Antaki, Jacques Devière

    
  • ·Endoloop ligation of large polyps

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    Shyam Menon

    
  • ·Response:

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    Suck-Ho Lee, Il-Kwun Chung, Sang-Heum Park, Sun-Joo Kim

    

• Tribute to Reviewers

  • ·On behalf of our authors and readers: A tribute to our reviewers and board members

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