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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• • ·Information for readers

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• Original Articles

  • ·Pneumatic balloon dilation in pediatric achalasia: efficacy and factors predicting outcome at a single tertiary pediatric gastroenterology center

    Pagina :927-932

    Giovanni Di Nardo, Paolo Rossi, Salvatore Oliva, Marina Aloi, Denis A. Cozzi, Simone Frediani, Adriano Redler, Saverio Mallardo, Federica Ferrari, Salvatore Cucchiara

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  • ·Diagnostic performance of two confocal endomicroscopy systems in detecting Barrett's dysplasia: a pilot study using a novel bioprobe in ex vivo tissue

    Pagina :933-938

    Emmanuel C. Gorospe, Cadman L. Leggett, Gang Sun, Marlys A. Anderson, Milli Gupta, Joshua D. Penfield, Lori Lutzke, Jason T. Lewis, Louis M. Wong Kee Song, Kenneth K. Wang

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  • ·Characteristics, goals, and motivations of applicants pursuing a fourth-year advanced endoscopy fellowship

    Pagina :939-944

    Arvind J. Trindade, Susana Gonzalez, Andrew Tinsley, Michelle Kim, Christopher J. DiMaio

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  • ·EUS-guided celiac ganglion irradiation with iodine-125 seeds for pain control in pancreatic carcinoma: a prospective pilot study

    Pagina :945-952

    Kai-Xuan Wang, Zhen-Dong Jin, Yi-Qi Du, Xian-Bao Zhan, Duo-Wu Zou, Yan Liu, Dong Wang, Jie Chen, Can Xu, Zhao-Shen Li

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  • ·Diagnostic accuracy of quantitative EUS elastography for discriminating malignant from benign solid pancreatic masses: a prospective, single-center study

    Pagina :953-961

    Muhammad F. Dawwas, Hatim Taha, John S. Leeds, Manu K. Nayar, Kofi W. Oppong

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  • ·Comparative analysis of traditional and coiled fiducials implanted during EUS for pancreatic cancer patients receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy

    Pagina :962-971

    Mouen A. Khashab, Katherine J. Kim, Erik J. Tryggestad, Aaron T. Wild, Teboh Roland, Vikesh K. Singh, Anne Marie Lennon, Eun Ji Shin, Mark A. Ziegler, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Marcia Irene Canto, Joseph M. Herman

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  • ·SINGLE-01: a randomized, controlled trial comparing the efficacy and depth of insertion of single- and double-balloon enteroscopy by using a novel method to determine insertion depth

    Pagina :972-980

    Marios Efthymiou, Paul V. Desmond, Gregor Brown, Richard La Nauze, Arthur Kaffes, Tee Joo Chua, Andrew C.F. Taylor

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  • ·Device-assisted enteroscopy: how deep is deep enteroscopy?

    Pagina :981-982

    Tom G. Moreels

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  • ·Diagnostic yield of small-bowel capsule endoscopy in patients with iron-deficiency anemia: a systematic review

    Pagina :983-992

    Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Emanuele Rondonotti, Andry Giannakou, John N. Plevris

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  • ·Poor discriminatory function for endoscopic skills on a computer-based simulator

    Pagina :993-1002

    Ryan A. McConnell, Stephen Kim, Nuzhat A. Ahmad, Gary W. Falk, Kimberly A. Forde, Gregory G. Ginsberg, David L. Jaffe, George A. Makar, William B. Long, Kashyap V. Panganamamula, Michael L. Kochman

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  • ·Pathological reassessment of hyperplastic colon polyps in a city-wide pathology practice: implications for polyp surveillance recommendations

    Pagina :1003-1008

    Harminder Singh, Diane Bay, Stephen Ip, Charles N. Bernstein, Zoann Nugent, Rodica Gheorghe, Robert Wightman

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  • ·Description of a new, endoscopic technique to remove the over-the-scope-clip in an ex vivo porcine model (with video)

    Pagina :1009-1013

    Helmut Neumann, Hiwot Diebel, Klaus Mönkemüller, Andreas Nägel, Dane Wildner, Michael Vieth, Jürgen Siebler, Markus F. Neurath

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  • ·Endoscopic full-thickness biopsy of the gastric wall with defect closure by using an endoscopic suturing device: survival porcine study

    Pagina :1014-1019

    Elizabeth Rajan, Christopher J. Gostout, Eduardo Aimore Bonin, Erica A. Moran, Richard G. Locke, Lawrence A. Szarka, Nicholas J. Talley, Jodie L. Deters, Charles A. Miller, Mary A. Knipschield, Matthew S. Lurken, Gary J. Stoltz, Cheryl E. Bernard, Madhusudan Grover, Gianrico Farrugia

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• CME Examination

  • ·Continuing Medical Education Exam: November 2012

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    Raquel E. Davila, Jeffrey H. Lee, William Ross, Shou-Jiang Tang, G.S. Raju, Glenn M. Eisen

    

• The Fellows' Corner

  • ·Mentorship for trainees in gastroenterology

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    Benjamin Lebwohl, Peter Green

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• Review Article

  • ·Utility of EUS in patients with indeterminate biliary strictures and suspected extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (with videos)

    Pagina :1024-1033

    Mouen A. Khashab, Paul Fockens, Mohammad A. Al-Haddad

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• New Methods

  • ·A new technique for pharyngeal endoscopic submucosal dissection: peroral countertraction (with video)

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    Toshiro Iizuka, Daisuke Kikuchi, Shu Hoteya, Hidehiko Takeda, Mitsuru Kaise

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  • ·EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation of the porcine pancreas

    Pagina :1039-1043

    Hong Jun Kim, Dong-Wan Seo, Aizan Hassanuddin, Su-Hui Kim, Hee Jung Chae, Ji Woong Jang, Do Hyun Park, Sang Soo Lee, Sung-Koo Lee, Myung-Hwan Kim

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• At the Focal Point

  • ·Repositioning of a misplaced self-expandable metal stent in an inoperable esophageal cancer with severe stricture

    Pagina :1044-1045

    Chien-Hua Chen, Sheng-Lei Yan, Yung-Hsiang Yeh, Shing-Kao Yueh

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  • ·Use of an endobronchial US endoscope in a nearly obstructing esophageal tumor

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    Brian G. Turner, Andres Sosa, Imad Nasser, Mandeep Sawhney

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  • ·Ectopic spleen presenting as a gastric submucosal tumor

    Pagina :1047-1048

    Joo Hyun O, Chang Nyol Paik, Woo Chul Chung, Kang-Moon Lee, Seong Su Hwang, Jin-Mo Yang, Young Ha Park

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  • ·Pancreatitis from pigmented stone impaction of the minor duct in the setting of pancreas divisum

    Pagina :1048-1050

    Matthew A. Nikoloff, Abraham Mathew

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  • ·Duodenal perforation caused by a cutting-induced sharp-edged plastic stent (with video)

    Pagina :1050-1051

    Hyoung-Chul Oh, Suk Won Kim, Jae Hyuk Do, Gihyeon Kim

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• Case Studies

  • ·Endoscopic naso-gallbladder drainage by using cholangioscopy for acute cholecystitis combined with cholangitis or choledocholithiasis (with video)

    Pagina :1052-1055

    Jae Uk Shin, Jong Kyun Lee, Kwang Min Kim, Kwang Hyuck Lee, Kyu Taek Lee

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  • ·Clinical presentation, radiological features, and endoscopic management of mediastinal pseudocysts: experience of a decade

    Pagina :1056-1060

    Deepak Kumar Bhasin, Surinder Singh Rana, Chalapathi Rao, Rajesh Gupta, Mandeep Kang, Saroj K. Sinha, Birinder Nagi, Kartar Singh

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  • ·Placement of fully covered self-expandable metal stents to control entry-related bleeding during transmural drainage of pancreatic fluid collections (with video)

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    Ali Akbar, D. Nageshwar Reddy, Todd H. Baron

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• Brief Reports

  • ·Combined endoscopic-interventional radiologic approach for the treatment of bleeding gastric varices in the setting of a large splenorenal shunt

    Pagina :1064-1065

    Archana S. Rao, Sanjay Misra, Navtej S. Buttar, Todd H. Baron, Louis M. Wong Kee Song

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  • ·Simultaneous EUS-guided transbulbar pancreaticobiliary drainage (with )

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    Winoah A. Henry, Vikesh K. Singh, Anthony N. Kalloo, Mouen A. Khashab

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  • ·Anastomotic stenosis after pancreaticoduodenectomy: an endoscopic solution

    Pagina :1067-1068

    Johanna A.M.G. Tol, Jeroen M. Jansen, Sandra C. Donkervoort

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  • ·Contrast-enhanced US-guided ERCP for treatment of common bile duct stones in pregnancy

    Pagina :1069-1070

    Manuela Götzberger, Matthias Pichler, Veit Gülberg

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  • ·Successful EUS-guided FNA through a colonic stent array for diagnosis of an extraluminal pelvic malignancy causing colonic obstruction

    Pagina :1070-1072

    Arvind J. Trindade, Sergey Khaitov, Jonathan Z. Potack, Simon J. Hall, Qiusheng Shi, Christopher J. DiMaio

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• Letters to the Editor

  • ·Diagnosis of depth of invasion for patients with superficial esophageal cancer: differentiating upper submucosal versus middle or deep submucosal invasion is important for deciding treatment strategy

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    Yuichi Shimizu, Masakazu Takahashi, Takeshi Yoshida, Shouko Ono, Katsuhiro Mabe, Mototsugu Kato, Masahiro Asaka

    
  • ·Response

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    Nirav Thosani, Jeffery H. Lee, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Jaffer A. Ajani, Sushovan Guha, Manoop S. Bhutani

    
  • ·Effective peroral direct cholangioscopy with an ultraslim gastroscope in combination with a short double-balloon enteroscope for altered GI anatomy

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    Mitsunobu Matsushita, Masaaki Shimatani, Makoto Takaoka, Kazuichi Okazaki

    
  • ·Response

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    Takao Itoi

    
  • ·Endoscopic ultrasound staging of locally advanced esophageal cancer through a covered esophageal self-expanding metal stent

    Pagina :1076-1077

    Douglas G. Adler

     
  • ·Endoscopic removal of an over-the-scope-clip (“bear claw”)

    Pagina :1077-1078

    Klaus Mönkemüller, Jay Toshniwal, Marzena Zabielski

     
  • ·Mediastinal abscess formation after EUS-guided FNA in patients with sarcoidosis

    Pagina :1078-1079

    Benjamin D. Allen, Ian Penman

    
  • ·Response

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    Jouke T. Annema

    
  • ·Pseudorandomization using an instrumental variable: a strong tool to break through selection bias

    Pagina :1079-1080

    Tsuyoshi Hamada, Takeshi Tsujino, Hiroyuki Isayama, Kazuhiko Koike

    
  • ·Ball valve syndrome: gastric polypectomy as a safe endoscopic treatment of a potentially troublesome condition

    Pagina :1080-1081

    Guilherme Macedo, Susana Lopes, Andreia Albuquerque

     
  • ·Duodenal bulb for diagnosing adult celiac disease: much more than an optimal biopsy site

    Pagina :1081-1082

    Raffaella Nenna, Stefano Pontone, Maurizio Mennini, Laura Petrarca, Gerarda Mastrogiorgio, Margherita Bonamico

    
  • ·Response

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    Matthew Kurien, Andrew D. Hopper, David S. Sanders

    
  • ·Neosquamous epithelium after ablation of Barrett's epithelium: cause for concern?

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    Kulwinder S. Dua, Joseph Merrill, Richard Komorowski

     
  • ·Poor preps and piano tuners: Fermi's approach to quantifying the risk for interval colon cancer

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    Amnon Sonnenberg, Charles R. Boardman, Jason E. Williams

    

• Erratum

  • ·Erratum

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