Umair Kamran, Dominic King, Abdullah Abbasi et al.
This root cause analysis of 1327 UGI cancers showed that 89 (6.7%) were diagnosed within 6–36 months after a negative index endoscopy. Of these post-endoscopy UGI cancers (PEUGICs), 71% were found to be potentially avoidable. A negative correlation between the annual endoscopy volume of endoscopists and PEUGIC rate was found. Future training programs should focus on improving the quality of UGI diagnostic endoscopy to reduce PEUGICs.
Christian Gerges, David Albers, Lukas Schmitz et al.
DSOP-guided endotherapy was found to be effective and safe for the treatment of patients with symptomatic chronic pancreatitis with three or fewer stones of 5mm or larger in the main pancreatic duct (MPD) in this prospective multicenter trial. It significantly reduced pain and could be considered as an alternative to standard ERCP techniques for MPD stones in chronic pancreatitis patients.
Chang Kyo Oh, Young-Seok Cho, Sung Hak Lee et al.
The superiority of anchoring EMR over conventional EMR in terms of en bloc and R0 resection for nonpedunculated colorectal polyps sized 10–25mm was demonstrated in this randomized controlled trial. Anchoring EMR can be considered as one of the standard techniques for the resection of larger colorectal polyps, although a further comparison with other techniques, such as underwater EMR, is needed.