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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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• • ·Instructions for Authors

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• • ·Information for readers

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• Report on Emerging Technology

  • ·Confocal laser endomicroscopy

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    Prepared by: ASGE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, Sergey V. Kantsevoy, Douglas G. Adler, Jason D. Conway, David L. Diehl, Francis A. Farraye, Vivek Kaul, Sripathi R. Kethu, Richard S. Kwon, Petar Mamula, Sarah A. Rodriguez, William M. Tierney

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• Original Articles

  • ·Sleeve string capsule endoscopy for real-time viewing of the esophagus: a pilot study (with video)

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    Zhuan Liao, Rui Gao, Can Xu, Dan-Feng Xu, Zhao-Shen Li

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  • ·Esophageal capsule endoscopy: the string is the thing

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    William Hale

    
  • ·Changing trends in acute upper-GI bleeding: a population-based study

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    Silvano Loperfido, Vincenzo Baldo, Elena Piovesana, Ludovica Bellina, Katia Rossi, Marzia Groppo, Alessandro Caroli, Nadia Dal Bò, Fabio Monica, Luca Fabris, Helena Heras Salvat, Nicolò Bassi, Lajos Okolicsanyi

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  • ·GI bleeding: problems that persist

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    Denis M. McCarthy

    
  • ·Use and impact of early endoscopy in elderly patients with peptic ulcer hemorrhage: a population-based analysis

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    Gregory S. Cooper, Tzyung Doug Kou, Richard C.K. Wong

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  • ·Endoscopy for acute upper GI tract hemorrhage: sooner is better

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    Brennan M.R. Spiegel

    
  • ·Ultrathin endoscopy versus high-resolution endoscopy for diagnosing superficial gastric neoplasia

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    Hirobumi Toyoizumi, Mitsuru Kaise, Hiroshi Arakawa, Jin Yonezawa, Yukinaga Yoshida, Masayuki Kato, Noboru Yoshimura, Ken-ichi Goda, Hisao Tajiri

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  • ·Gastric mucosal pattern by using magnifying narrow-band imaging endoscopy clearly distinguishes histological and serological severity of chronic gastritis

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    Tomomitsu Tahara, Tomoyuki Shibata, Masakatsu Nakamura, Daisuke Yoshioka, Masaaki Okubo, Tomiyasu Arisawa, Ichiro Hirata

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  • ·EUS-guided FNA for the diagnosis of GI stromal cell tumors: sensitivity and cytologic yield

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    Paul S. Sepe, Bhavani Moparty, Martha B. Pitman, John R. Saltzman, William R. Brugge

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  • ·Deep sedation with propofol does not precipitate hepatic encephalopathy during elective upper endoscopy

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    Amparo Amorós, José R. Aparicio, Marta Garmendia, Juan A. Casellas, Juan Martínez, Rodrigo Jover

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  • ·Toward safer sedation in patients with cirrhosis: have we done enough?

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    Paul J. Thuluvath

    
  • ·Resource-intensive endoscopy: revenue source or cash drain?

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    Gavin C. Harewood, Wayne Stemmer, Joel Roth, Irving Waxman

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  • ·Carbon dioxide insufflation during ERCP for reduction of postprocedure pain: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

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    John T. Maple, Rajesh N. Keswani, R. Mark Hovis, Esmat Z. Saddedin, Sreenivasa Jonnalagadda, Riad R. Azar, Clint Hagen, David M. Thompson, Lawrence Waldbaum, Steven A. Edmundowicz

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  • ·A comparison of metal and plastic stents for the relief of jaundice in unresectable malignant biliary obstruction in Korea: an emphasis on cost-effectiveness in a country with a low ERCP cost

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    Won Jae Yoon, Ji Kon Ryu, Ki Young Yang, Woo Hyun Paik, Jun Kyu Lee, Sang Myung Woo, Joo Kyung Park, Yong-Tae Kim, Yong Bum Yoon

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  • ·Prospective evaluation of EUS versus CT scan for staging of ampullary cancer

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    Everson L.A. Artifon, Decio Couto, Paulo Sakai, Eduardo B. da Silveira

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  • ·Intraductal balloon-guided direct peroral cholangioscopy with an ultraslim upper endoscope (with videos)

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

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  • ·Temporary placement of fully covered self-expandable metal stents in benign biliary strictures: midterm evaluation (with video)

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    Anshu Mahajan, Henry Ho, Bryan Sauer, Melissa S. Phillips, Vanessa M. Shami, Kristi Ellen, Michele Rehan, Timothy M. Schmitt, Michel Kahaleh

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  • ·Computer-aided learning in capsule endoscopy leads to improvement in lesion recognition ability

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    Aymer Postgate, Adam Haycock, Siwan Thomas-Gibson, Aine Fitzpatrick, Paul Bassett, Steve Preston, Brian P. Saunders, Chris Fraser

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  • ·Reflux of duodenal contents and cholangitis in patients undergoing self-expanding metal stent placement

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    Sri Prakash Misra, Manisha Dwivedi

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  • ·Reliability and accuracy of the endoscopic appearance in the identification of aberrant crypt foci

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    Akshay K. Gupta, Paul Pinsky, Christopher Rall, Matthew Mutch, Sarah Dry, David Seligson, Robert E. Schoen

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  • ·Effect of GI endoscopy nurse experience on screening colonoscopy outcomes

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    Evan S. Dellon, Quinn Kerr Lippmann, Joseph A. Galanko, Robert S. Sandler, Nicholas J. Shaheen

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  • ·Incidence and predictors of “late” recurrences after endoscopic piecemeal resection of large sessile adenomas

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    Mouen Khashab, Emely Eid, Michael Rusche, Douglas K. Rex

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  • ·Large adenoma recurrence after polypectomy

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    David S. Weinberg

    
  • ·Prophylactic argon plasma coagulation ablation does not decrease delayed postpolypectomy bleeding

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    Chang Kyun Lee, Suck-Ho Lee, Ji-Young Park, Tae Hoon Lee, Il-Kwun Chung, Sang-Heum Park, Hong-Soo Kim, Sun-Joo Kim

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  • ·Investigation of the thermal tissue effects of the argon plasma coagulation modes “pulsed” and “precise” on the porcine esophagus, ex vivo and in vivo

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    Georg F. Kähler, Mara N.I. Szyrach, Ansgar Hieronymus, Rainer Grobholz, Markus D. Enderle

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• CME Examination

  • ·CME Activity: Continuing Medical Education Exam: August 2009

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    Raquel E. Davila, Jeffrey H. Lee, William Ross, Shou-Jiang Tang, G.S. Raju, George Triadafilopoulos

    

• The Fellows' Corner

  • ·Colonoscopic tips and tricks—advice from 3 master endoscopists

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    Tyler M. Berzin

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• New Methods

  • ·EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation with a prototype electrode array system in an animal model (with video)

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    Shyam Varadarajulu, Nirag C. Jhala, Ernesto R. Drelichman

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  • ·Successful diagnostic and therapeutic intrauterine fetal interventions by natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (with videos)

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    Samuel A. Giday, Jonathan M. Buscaglia, Janyne Althaus, Gianfranco Donatelli, Devi M. Krishnamurty, Xavier Dray, Dawn Ruben, David Liang, Ronald Wroblewski, Priscilla Magno, Eun Ji Shin, Anthony N. Kalloo

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• At the Focal Point

  • ·An unusual presentation of eosinophilic esophagitis

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    Adam Spiegel, David C. Wolf, Kirk Sperber, Cecilia Gimenez

     
  • ·Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticula with endoscopic and radiographic demonstration of intramural trackings

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    Shang-Te Wu, Hsin-Hui Chiu, Cheng-Chiang Huang

     
  • ·Removal of a Bravo 24-hour pH capsule with endoscopic scissors

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    Deepak Agrawal, Paul A. Akerman, Harlan Rich

     
  • ·Fasciola hepatica causing acute pancreatitis complicated by biliary sepsis

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    Nison L. Badalov, Ava Anklesaria, Anita Torok, Ian M. Wall, Jack Braha, Jianjun Li, Kadirawel Iswara, Scott Tenner

     
  • ·Spontaneous migration of a prosthetic mesocaval shunt to the duodenum: endoscopic diagnosis of an unusual complication of shunt surgery

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    Surinder S. Rana, Arunanshu Behera, Navin Kalra, Harsh Garg, Deepak K. Bhasin

     
  • ·Large solitary rectal ulcer as a complication of prostate brachytherapy

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    Jordan H. Wolff, Eric M. Goldberg, Cinthia B. Drachenberg

     

• Brief Reports

  • ·Attempted removal and subsequent fragmentation of 3 self-expanding metal stents

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    Jason A. Wilson, Mark H. DeLegge

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  • ·EUS–guided diagnosis and successful endoscopic transpapillary management of an intrahepatic pancreatic pseudocyst masquerading as a metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (with videos)

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    Prabhleen Chahal, Todd H. Baron, Mark D. Topazian, Michael J. Levy

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  • ·Plexiform neurofibroma: an unusual cause of GI bleeding and intestinal obstruction

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    Nilton Alves de Rezende, Vitor Arantes, Luana Lopes de Toledo, Maria Clara Magni Ferreira, Nivaldo Hartung Toppa, Gustavo Miranda Martins, Luiz Oswaldo Carneiro Rodrigues

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  • ·Double-balloon enteroscopy for bleeding Meckel’s diverticulum in a child younger than 4 years of age

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    Shan-Ming Chen, Ji-Nan Sheu, Trang-Tiau Wu, Teng-Fu Tsao, Ching-Pin Lin

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• Letters to the Editor

  • ·Safe and efficacious placement of Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes

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    Andrew Thomson

    
  • ·Response

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    Wolf-Rudiger Matull, James O’Beirne

    
  • ·“White opaque substance” and “light blue crest” within gastric flat tumors or intestinal metaplasia: same or different signs?

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    Mitsunobu Matsushita, Shigeo Mori, Kazushige Uchida, Akiyoshi Nishio, Kazuichi Okazaki

    
  • ·Response

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    Kenshi Yao, Takashi Nagahama, Akinori Iwashita, Hiroshi Tanabe, Yasuhiro Takaki, Toshiyuki Matsui

     
  • ·Endoscopic or percutaneous approach for advanced biliary stenoses at the hepatic hilum?

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    Giovanni D. De Palma, Stefania Masone, Dario Esposito, Giovanni Persico

    
  • ·Response

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    Woo Hyun Paik, Jin-Hyeok Hwang

    
  • ·Closure of an iatrogenic rectal perforation by using the endoloop/clips technique

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    Panagiotis Katsinelos, Grigoris Chatzimavroudis, Christos Zavos, George Paroutoglou, Jannis Kountouras

     
  • ·Response

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    Michael K. Sanders, Jane Malick, Kenneth E. Fasanella, Andrew R. Watson

    

• Erratum

  • ·Erratum

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