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• • ·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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• • ·April 2009 Instructions for Authors

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• • ·Information for readers

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• Guideline

  • ·Endoscopy by nonphysicians

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    Prepared by: ASGE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE COMMITTEE, Steven O. Ikenberry, Michelle A. Anderson, Subhas Banerjee, Todd H. Baron, Jason A. Dominitz, Seng-Ian Gan, M. Edwyn Harrison, Sanjay Jagannath, Michael Levy, David Lichtenstein, Bo Shen, Robert D. Fanelli, Leslie Stewart, Khalid Khan

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• Technology Status Evaluation Report

  • ·Automated endoscope reprocessors

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    Prepared by: ASGE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, Bret T. Petersen, Douglas G. Adler, Bipan Chand, Jason D. Conway, Joseph M.B. Croffie, James A. DiSario, Daniel S. Mishkin, Raj J. Shah, Lehel Somogyi, William M. Tierney, Louis Michel Wong Kee Song

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• Original Articles

  • ·Low prevalence of submucosal invasive carcinoma at esophagectomy for high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal adenocarcinoma in Barrett’s esophagus: a 20-year experience

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    Victor S. Wang, Jason L. Hornick, Joe A. Sepulveda, Rie Mauer, John M. Poneros

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  • ·A surgical experience suggesting the threshold for endoscopic therapy

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    Richard E. Sampliner

    
  • ·Endoscopic hemostasis in peptic ulcer bleeding for patients with high-risk lesions: a series of meta-analyses

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    Alan N. Barkun, Myriam Martel, Youssef Toubouti, Elham Rahme, Marc Bardou

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  • ·Endoscopic balloon dilation in caustic-induced chronic gastric outlet obstruction

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    Rakesh Kochhar, Usha Dutta, Pradeepta K. Sethy, Gursewak Singh, Saroj Kant Sinha, Birinder Nagi, Jai Dev Wig, Kartar Singh

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  • ·Metallic stents for gastric outlet obstruction: reintervention rate is lower with uncovered versus covered stents, despite similar outcomes

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    Iruru Maetani, Takeo Ukita, Tomoko Tada, Hiroaki Shigoka, Shigefumi Omuta, Takuro Endo

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  • ·Awareness of guidelines and trends in the management of suspected pancreatic cystic neoplasms: survey results among general gastroenterologists and EUS specialists

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    Jonathan M. Buscaglia, Eun Ji Shin, Samuel A. Giday, Sumit Kapoor, Kerry B. Dunbar, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi, Marcia I. Canto, Sanjay B. Jagannath

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  • ·Pancreatic cystic neoplasms: why not operate?

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    Jeffrey A. Drebin

    
  • ·Therapeutic ERCP and pregnancy: is the radiation risk for the conceptus trivial?

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    Eleni T. Samara, John Stratakis, Jean M. Enele Melono, Ioannis A. Mouzas, Konstantinos Perisinakis, John Damilakis

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  • ·Pregnancy and radiation exposure during therapeutic ERCP: time to put the baby to bed?

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    Todd H. Baron, Beth A. Schueler

    
  • ·A prospective randomized trial of 1 versus 2 injections during EUS-guided celiac plexus block for chronic pancreatitis pain

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    Julia K. LeBlanc, Jon DeWitt, Cynthia Johnson, Wycliffe Okumu, Kathleen McGreevy, Michelle Symms, Lee McHenry, Stuart Sherman, Thomas Imperiale

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  • ·The use of carbon dioxide for insufflation during GI endoscopy: a systematic review

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    Evan S. Dellon, James S. Hawk, Ian S. Grimm, Nicholas J. Shaheen

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  • ·Is there a role for second-look capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure GI bleeding after a nondiagnostic first test?

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    Nikos Viazis, Kostis Papaxoinis, John Vlachogiannakos, Alkiviadis Efthymiou, Ioannis Theodoropoulos, Dimitrios G. Karamanolis

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  • ·Comparison of detectability of small-bowel lesions between capsule endoscopy and double-balloon endoscopy for patients with suspected small-bowel disease

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    Akira Fukumoto, Shinji Tanaka, Takayoshi Shishido, Yoshito Takemura, Shiro Oka, Kazuaki Chayama

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  • ·Outcome after enteroscopy for patients with obscure GI bleeding: diagnostic comparison between double-balloon endoscopy and videocapsule endoscopy

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    Daigo Arakawa, Naoki Ohmiya, Masanao Nakamura, Wataru Honda, Osamu Shirai, Akihiro Itoh, Yoshiki Hirooka, Yasumasa Niwa, Osamu Maeda, Takafumi Ando, Hidemi Goto

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  • ·Video capsule endoscopy or double-balloon enteroscopy: are they equivalent?

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    Simon Bar-Meir

    
  • ·Assessment of end-tidal carbon dioxide during pediatric and adult sedation for endoscopic procedures

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    Daniel Yarchi, Ayala Cohen, Tatiana Umansky, Igor Sukhotnik, Ron Shaoul

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  • ·Factors influencing patient satisfaction when undergoing endoscopic procedures

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    Hin Hin Ko, Hongbin Zhang, Jennifer J. Telford, Robert Enns

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  • ·Less stick, more carrot: measuring and improving patient satisfaction with endoscopic procedures

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    Otto S. Lin

    
  • ·Prospective assessment of EUS criteria for lymphadenopathy associated with rectal cancer

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    Ferga C. Gleeson, Jonathan E. Clain, Georgios I. Papachristou, Elizabeth Rajan, Mark D. Topazian, Kenneth K. Wang, Michael J. Levy

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  • ·EUS and lymph nodes: look, needle, or trust your feelings?

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    Paul Fockens

    
  • ·Endoscopic resection for undifferentiated early gastric cancer

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    Jie-Hyun Kim, Yong Chan Lee, Hyunki Kim, Kyung Ho Song, Sang Kil Lee, Jae Hee Cheon, Hoguen Kim, Woo Jin Hyung, Sung Hoon Noh, Choong Bai Kim, Jae Bock Chung

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  • ·Nafamostat mesylate in the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis and risk factors for post-ERCP pancreatitis

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    Cheol Woong Choi, Dae Hwan Kang, Gwang Ha Kim, Jae Sup Eum, Sun Mi Lee, Geun Am Song, Dong Uk Kim, Il Doo Kim, Mong Cho

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  • ·Multiple endoscopic biopsies in research subjects: safety results from a National Institutes of Health series

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    Michael D. Yao, Erik C. von Rosenvinge, Catherine Groden, Peter J. Mannon

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  • ·Endoscopic research biopsies in human subjects: is it safe enough?

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    Peter D. Siersema

    

• CME Examination

  • ·Continuing Medical Education Exam: April 2009

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

    

• The Fellows' Corner

  • ·A survival guide to Digestive Disease Week

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    Yvette Lam

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• Technical Review

  • ·Esophageal-reflux monitoring

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    John E. Pandolfino, Marcelo F. Vela

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• New Methods

  • ·The utility of a multibending endoscope for selective cannulation during ERCP in patients with a Billroth II gastrectomy (with video)

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    Hyun Cheol Koo, Jong Ho Moon, Hyun Jong Choi, Bong Min Ko, Su Jin Hong, Young Koog Cheon, Young Deok Cho, Joon Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim

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  • ·Overtube-balloon–assisted direct peroral cholangioscopy by using an ultra-slim upper endoscope (with videos)

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    Hyun Jong Choi, Jong Ho Moon, Bong Min Ko, Su Jin Hong, Hyun Cheol Koo, Young Koog Cheon, Young Deok Cho, Joon Seong Lee, Moon Sung Lee, Chan Sup Shim

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  • ·A new alternative for a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: EUS-guided creation of an intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (with video)

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    Jonathan M. Buscaglia, Xavier Dray, Eun Ji Shin, Priscilla Magno, Kevin M. Chmura, Vihar C. Surti, Travis E. Dillon, Richard W. Ducharme, Gianfranco Donatelli, Paul J. Thuluvath, Samuel A. Giday, Sergey V. Kantsevoy

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• At the Focal Point

  • ·Esophageal perforation from a metal screw and plate

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    Karen L. Simon, Andrew Ippoliti

     
  • ·Evolution of the pylorus from a double to a triple lumen

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    Natalee Sansone, H. Alan Schnall, Kaumudi Somnay

     
  • ·Regression of a localized gastric amyloid mass in a patient treated for multiple myeloma

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    Govind Bhagat, Afzal J. Naiyer, Peter H. Green

     
  • ·Gallstones mimicking malignancy

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    Shiva Bikmalla, Shyam Menon, Marta Campbell, Oxana Iwanskyj, Jeffrey Butterworth

     
  • ·Bleeding polypoid lesions in the colon as a presentation of neutropenic colitis in aplastic anemia

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    Myoung Beom Koh, Dae Young Cheung, Chi Ho Noh, Se Min Lee, Yong Bum Park, Jin Il Kim, Soo-Heon Park, Jae Kwang Kim, Jong Wook Lee

     

• Case Studies

  • ·Endoscopic large-diameter balloon dilation after fistulotomy for the removal of bile duct stones in a difficult cannulation

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

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  • ·Rectal perforation during colonoscopic retroflexion: a large, prospective experience in an academic center

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    Matthew R. Quallick, William R. Brown

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• Brief Reports

  • ·Duodenal gastrinoma treated with endoscopic band ligation

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    Seung Hyun Lee, Yoon Seok Hong, Jung Min Lee, Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Bum Cho, Jae Seok Hwang, Sung Hoon Ahn

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  • ·Hepatic failure requiring transplantation caused by portal vein embolism as a complication of N-buty-2-cyanoacrylate injection for a bleeding gastric varix

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    Kee Myung Lee, Young Bae Kim, Sung Jae Sin, Jae Chul Hwang, Byung Moo Yoo, Jae Yeon Jung, Jin Hong Kim, Sung Won Cho

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  • ·Pancreatogastric fistula after severe acute pancreatitis: a case report

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    Rakesh Kochhar, Ibrahim Masoodi, Manphool Singhal, Usha Dutta, Birinder Nagi, Jai D. Wig, Kartar Singh

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  • ·EUS placement of metal fiducials by using a backloaded technique with bone wax seal

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    David J. Owens, Thomas J. Savides

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  • ·EUS-FNA diagnosis of single pancreatic metastasis of liposarcoma

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    Carlo Fabbri, Carmelo Luigiano, Guido Collina, Vincenzo Cennamo, Nicola D’Imperio, Elio Jovine

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  • ·Duodenal ulcer due to yttrium microspheres used for selective internal radiation therapy of hepatocellular cancer

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    Lars Zimmermann, Oliver Dudeck, Johannes Schmitt, Jens Ricke, Albert Roessner, Peter Malfertheiner, Klaus Mönkemüller

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  • ·Bile duct obstruction after cholecystectomy caused by clips: undo what has been undone, then do what you normally do

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    Paul R. Tarnasky, Jeffrey D. Linder, Alejandro Mejia, Richard Dickerman, Rojan Jeyarajah, Stephen S. Cheng

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  • ·Successful transgastric drainage of a large mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach for palliation of malignant gastric luminal obstruction

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    Nayantara Coelho-Prabhu, Michael J. Levy, Todd H. Baron

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  • ·Removable self-expandable plastic stent to treat postphotodynamic therapy esophageal stricture

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    Deepak Agrawal, Fadlallah G. Habr

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• Letters to the Editor

  • ·Endoscope features are key in approaching gastroesophageal junction lesions

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    Abraham Mathew

     
  • ·Response:

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    Shyam Varadarajulu

    
  • ·Self-expanding esophageal prostheses as an alternative temporary treatment for achalasia

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    Ana Belén Díaz Roca, Sonia Blanco Sampascual, Angel J. Calderón, Fernando Menéndez, Jose Ignacio Varela, Amaia Baranda, Pablo Ruíz, Jone Ortiz de Zarate, Maite Bravo, Lander Hijona, Victor Orive

    
  • ·Alveolus AliMAXX-E esophageal stent disintegration and breakage

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    Kenneth H. Berman, Douglas K. Rex

     
  • ·“Short” double-balloon enteroscope for ERCP with conventional accessories in patients with altered GI anatomy

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    Mitsunobu Matsushita, Masaaki Shimatani, Makoto Takaoka, Kazuichi Okazaki

    
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    Klaus Mönkemüller, Helmut Neumann, Michael Bellutti, Peter Malfertheiner

    
  • ·Patients with a high probability of choledocholithiasis are best managed with ERCP without EUS

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    Rohit Sawhney, Tony Speer

    
  • ·Memory amnesiac use in endoscopy

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    Jay R. Schrand

    
  • ·The problem of biopsies in the diagnosis of celiac disease

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    Vincenzo Villanacci

    
  • ·High-resolution narrow-band imaging can identify patchy atrophy in celiac disease: targeted biopsy can increase diagnostic yield

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    Rupa Banerjee, D. Nageshwar Reddy