Minimally Invasive Abdominal Repair of a Giant Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia with Occupation of the Right Thorax in a 53-Year-Old Man by Francisco Navarro, Eduardo Pizarro, Marco Ceroni

“…Chest computed tomography, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and high-resolution oesophageal manometry are used to indicate the best treatment. …”
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Use of Argon Plasma Coagulation and Endoscopic Hemoclips for Postsurgical Gastrointestinal Fistula by Abdullah Sohail, Ahmad Khan, Hamza Shah, Ragheb Rezko

“…The patient’s post-op course was complicated by an anastomotic leak that was first treated conservatively; however, his condition continued to deteriorate. An upper endoscopy was performed, which showed misplacement of drain forming a fistulous track through the lumen of the bowel. …”
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Esophageal Involvement in Wegener’s Granulomatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Glen A Fallows, Sean F Hamilton, Douglas S Taylor, S Bharati Reddy

“…A patient whose initial presentation of Wegener’s granulomatosis was odynophagia secondary to esophageal vasculitis is described. Endoscopy revealed multiple punched out ulcerations in the esophagus, which resolved with standard therapy for systemic Wegener’s granulomatosis. …”
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Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of 16S rRNA Sequences Identified Two Lineages of Helicobacter pylori Strains Detected from Different Regions in Sudan Suggestive of Differential Evo... by Abeer Babiker Idris, Hadeel Gassim Hassan, Maryam Atif Salaheldin Ali, Sulafa Mohamed Eltaher, Leena Babiker Idris, Hisham N. Altayb, Amin Mohamed Abass, Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, El-Amin Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Hassan

“…A total of 75 gastric biopsies were taken from patients who had been referred for endoscopy from different regions of Sudan. The DNA extraction was performed by using the guanidine chloride method. …”
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Ultrasound-Assisted versus Endoscopic Nasojejunal Tube Placement for Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Feasibility Study by Gang Li, Jiajia Lin, Yang Liu, Qi Yang, Zhihui Tong, Lu Ke, Weiqin Li

“…A total of 53 eligible patients were enrolled, of whom 30 received an ultrasound-assisted technique and the rest received the endoscopy method (n=23). There was no difference in success rates of initial placement procedures between the two groups (93.3% and 95.7% in the ultrasound-assisted group and endoscopy group, respectively). …”
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Management Outcomes of Variceal Bleeding in Northern Tanzania: Insights From a Single‐Center Retrospective Analysis by Eliada B. Nziku, Elifuraha W. Mkwizu, Abid M. Sadiq, Fuad H. Said, Doreen T. Eliah, Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim Muhina, Tumaini E. Mirai, Furaha S. Lyamuya, Nyasatu G. Chamba, Elichilia R. Shao, Kajiru G. Kilonzo, Sarah J. Urasa

“…ABSTRACT Aims Due to the expensiveness and unavailability of endoscopy management in Tanzania, the management outcomes of variceal bleeding are unknown. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Glycosylated Extracellular Vesicle microRNAs in Gastric Cancer by Wang S, Ma C, Ren Z, Zhang Y, Hao K, Liu C, Xu L, He S, Zhang J

“…., Ltd, Beijing, 102600, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Endoscopy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shun He, Department of Endoscopy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of China, Email heshuns@126.com Jianwei Zhang, Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of China, Email panchutong@163.comIntroduction: Early diagnosis is crucial for improving the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer (GC). …”
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Papillary Ependymoma WHO Grade II of the Aqueduct Treated by Endoscopic Tumor Resection by Andreas M. Stark, Heinz-Herrmann Hugo, Arya Nabavi, H. Maximilian Mehdorn

“…The free cerebrospinal fluid passage through the aqueduct was not only visualized by endoscopy but also controlled by intraoperative high-field magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Problem of Foreign Body in GI Tract by Yahya Daneshbod, Abdolrasoul Talei, Shahrzad Negahban, Hossein Soleimanpour, Azita Aledavoud, Neda Bagheri, Mahsa Khanlari, Khosrow Daneshbod

“…We report of a case of inadvertently ingested foreign body, which by endoscopy simulated a polyp and on biopsy reported as cancer, so the patient underwent an unnecessary major operation. …”
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Synchronous Occurrence of Collagenous and Pseudomembranous Colitis by Z Vesoulis, G Lozanski, T Loiudice

“…The patient partially responded to a three-week regimen of metronidazole, and symptoms resolved completely with subsequent steroid therapy. At follow-up endoscopy four months later, colon biopsies demonstrated persistence of subepithelial collagen but no pseudomembranes. …”
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Embolization of a Bleeding Duodenal Arteriovenous Malformation with a Conformable Embolic Material (Obsidio): Case Report by Kalei Hering, Patrick Sutphin, Sanjeeva Kalva

“…Computed tomography demonstrated active bleeding from the duodenum. Endoscopy showed angioectasia in the duodenum and small bowel. …”
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Primary extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma of stomach: A case report and review of literature by Prashant Mane, Prashant Ramteke, Anand Singh, Ajay Gogia, Saumyaranjan Mallick

“…A 22-year-old male patient presented with complaints of abdominal pain and hematemesis. Endoscopy showed a large ulcer in the stomach. Partial gastrectomy done and histopathology showed transmural infiltration by intermediate size atypical lymphoid cells which are immunopositive for CD3, CD56, TIA, EBV-encoded RNA (EBER) and negative for CD4, CD8, CD20. …”
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Surviving Emphysematous Gastritis after Hepatectomy by Harry Hok Yee Yu, Simon Tsang, Tan To Cheung, Chung Mau Lo

“…Emergency laparotomy, including upper endoscopy, was performed. He was managed with antibiotics and discharged 18 days after second operation. …”
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The Function of Necroptosis and Its Treatment Target in IBD by Francis Atim Akanyibah, Yi Zhu, Tao Jin, Dickson Kofi Wiredu Ocansey, Fei Mao, Wei Qiu

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Acute Esophageal Necrosis in a Septic Patient with a History of Cardiovascular Disease by Michael Coles, Victoria Madray, Pearl Uy

“…His hospital course was complicated by possible sepsis secondary to aspiration pneumonia and hematemesis secondary to acute ischemic esophageal necrosis as noted on upper endoscopy. Interestingly, the patient only had a transient episode of hypotension (approximately 35 minutes) not requiring vasopressor support, which improved with fluid resuscitation, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) done 3 days prior showed normal esophageal mucosa. …”
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Potential Human Models of Infammatory Bowel Disease by Stephen B Hanauer

“…Evolving genetic and serological markers may further identify subgroups to assess with permeability probes, leukocyte scans or endoscopy for preclinical disease. Provocation with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be useful in selected patients because NSAID mucosal damage may induce or mimic IBD. …”
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Data Analysis for Predictive Maintenance of Servo Motors by Oguz Girit, Gurcan Atakok, Sezgin Ersoy

“…Previously, methods such as ultrasonic sound measurements, thermal cameras, endoscopy equipment, and energy analysis have been used and discussed in the literature. …”
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Pancreatic Stones: Treat or Ignore? by DA Howell

“…Nevertheless, advanced and sophisticated therapeutic endoscopy is necessary to achieve clearance of the duct, which can generally be accomplished in the majority of selected patients. …”
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Gastric antral vascular ectasia. Clinical presentation and therapeutic management by Nélcido Luis Sánchez García, Ulises Periles Gordillo, Frank Pérez Triana, Yoandy Hernández Casas, Alfredo Hierro González

“…It is presented a case of a woman with recurrent digestive hemorrhages in the form of melena and anemia, who was performed a high digestive endoscopy with resulting a diagnosis of vascular ectasia of the gastric antro. …”
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Bile duct injuries due to cholecystectomy, preventive measures and management possibilities by Jonathan Luis Gonzabay Muñoz, Mónica Gabriela Chachalo Sandoval, Santiago Xavier Peñarreta Quezada

“…These lesions can be prevented by the tri-structure method and intraoperative cholangiography, they can be addressed with surgical treatment, endoscopy and interventional radiology.…”
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