A Particular Use of Endobag®: Extraction of Rectal Foreign Bodies by G. Terrosu, V. Cherchi, S. Calandra, A. Esposito, M. Marino, D. Berretti, A. Risaliti

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The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a Cancer by Andrea Pisani Ceretti, Matteo Virdis, Nirvana Maroni, Monica Arena, Enzo Masci, Alberto Magenta, Enrico Opocher

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Renal Cell Carcinoma in Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease Patient Who Received Anti-TNF α Therapy by Abdullah Mohammed Albishi, Rafaat Chakik, Mohammed Bazeed

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Self-Expandable Metal Stent Placement for Closure of a Leak after Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Report on Three Cases and Review of the Literature by Dario Raimondo, Emanuele Sinagra, Tiziana Facella, Francesca Rossi, Marco Messina, Massimiliano Spada, Guido Martorana, Pier Enrico Marchesa, Rosario Squatrito, Giovanni Tomasello, Attilio Ignazio Lo Monte, Giancarlo Pompei, Ennio La Rocca

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The New Nitinol Conformable Self-Expandable Metal Stents for Malignant Colonic Obstruction: A Pilot Experience as Bridge to Surgery Treatment by Roberto Di Mitri, Filippo Mocciaro

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Benign biliary stricture caused by transduodenal lumen-apposing metal stent placement for pancreatic acute necrotic collection by Shuhei Shintani, Takuya Okamoto, Kosuke Hiroe, Hidenori Kimura, Hiroto Inoue, Atsushi Nishida, Osamu Inatomi

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Bladder Neck Contracture after Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treated with a Thermo-Expandable Metal Stent (Memokath® 045) by Jan Wen, Bettina Nørby, Palle Jörn Sloth Osther

“…Using both retrograde and antegrade endoscopy, it was possible to place a through-and-through guidewire, after which the length of the stricture could be measured. …”
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Appendiceal Orifice Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis Mimicking Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma in the Cecum by Masaya Iwamuro, Takahide Takahashi, Takehiro Tanaka, Tomohiro Toji, Sakiko Hiraoka, Seiji Kawano, Yoshiro Kawahara, Hiroyuki Okada

“…A 55-year-old Japanese woman, who had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 18 years of age, underwent screening endoscopy examinations. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed an extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) of the stomach. …”
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Clinical Onset of Celiac Disease after an Episode of Campylobacter jejuni Enteritis by EF Verdu, M Mauro, J Bourgeois, D Armstrong

“…A positive tissue transglutaminase immunoglobulin A antibody test and repeat endoscopy with duodenal biopsy showing a Marsh IIIa lesion confirmed the diagnosis of CD. …”
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Rectal Ischemia Mimicked Tumor Mass by Nicolaos Zikos, Panagiota Aggeli, Evangelia Louka, George Pappas-Gogos

“…We present a case of an 80-year old man with severe coronary disease who presented with severe hematochezia and hypotension. Endoscopy revealed a rectal mass 3-4 cm above the dental line and rectosigmoid mucosal inflammation compatible with ischemic colitis. …”
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Hydatid Cyst Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound by F. Castro-Poças, Tarcísio Araújo, André Coelho, Donzilia Silva, Isabel Pedroto

“…A 69-year-old female with unremarkable past history underwent endoscopy for dyspepsia. She denied weight loss or anorexia. …”
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Telediagnosis of Transbronchial Fine Needle Aspirations – A Feasibility Study by K. Kayser, G. Kayser, H. D. Becker, F. Herth

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Detection Rate and Clinical Relevance of Ink Tattooing during Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy by C. Römmele, A. Ebigbo, M. Schrempf, H. Messmann, S. K. Gölder

“…In all patients, ink tattooing was performed with no complications. 26 patients received a capsule endoscopy after BAE. The tattoo could be detected via capsule endoscopy in 19 of these 26 patients. …”
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Highlights in IBD Epidemiology and Its Natural History in the Paediatric Age by Marco Gasparetto, Graziella Guariso

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RHINOLOGY by Anca-Ionela Cîrstea, Maria Dana Gheorghiev, Miruna Bratiloveanu, Lorena Păun, Rareş Oancă, Remus Chirciu, Mihai Dumitru, Daniela Vrînceanu

“…The evolution of maxillary sinus surgery: open approaches in the era of nasal endoscopy…”
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Improving Access to Transient Elastography in Canada Will Need More Than Evidence-Based Guidelines and Technical Health Assessment by Kevork M Peltekian

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A Rare Sigmoid-Colon Schwannoma in a Premenopausal Woman: A Case Report by Aikaterini Selntigia, Benedetto Neri, Consuelo Russo, Francesco Giuseppe Martire, Giorgia Soreca, Dario Biasutto, Francesco Maria Di Matteo, Caterina Exacoustos

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Ingestible Wireless Capsule Technology: A Review of Development and Future Indication by M. R. Basar, F. Malek, Khairudi M. Juni, M. Shaharom Idris, M. Iskandar M. Saleh

“…Ingestible wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) is the one and only painless, effective, novel, diagnostic technology for inspecting the entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract for various diseases, such as obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB), tumors, cancer, Crohn’s disease, and celiac disease. …”
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Feasibility and Safely of Oral Rehydration Therapy before Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Yasutoshi Shiratori, Takashi Ikeya, Kenji Nakamura, Katsuyuki Fukuda

“…Preoperative oral rehydration therapy (PORT), often used before surgery, is rarely performed before endoscopy. Only a few reports of PORT before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy are available. …”
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Modern Trends in Imaging IX: Biophotonics Techniques for Structural and Functional Imaging, In Vivo by Yasaman Ardeshirpour, Amir H. Gandjbakhche, Laleh Najafizadeh

“…In vivo optical imaging is being conducted in a variety of medical applications, including optical breast cancer imaging, functional brain imaging, endoscopy, exercise medicine, and monitoring the photodynamic therapy and progress of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. …”
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