Endoscopic biliary drainage for distal bile duct obstruction due to pancreatic cancer by Masahiro Itonaga, Masayuki Kitano

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An immediate rescue approach for the management of a dislodged lumen-apposing mental stent by Qiao Qin, Shu-Yu Chen, Ming Zhao, Jing Shan

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Sarcina ventriculi in an Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of a Perigastric Lymph Node with Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Carry-Through Contaminant Bacterial Microorganism from the Stomach by Bharat Nandakumar, Diva R. Salomao, Nicholas A. Boire, Audrey N. Schuetz, Charles D. Sturgis

“…CT imaging and cholangiopancreatography were concerning for pancreatic neoplasia. Upper endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology of a perigastric lymph node confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma of pancreatic origin, and cocci arranged in a tetrad fashions characteristic of Sarcina ventriculi were noted. …”
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Novel technique for endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage to skip the needle tract dilation step: Efficacy of a 6-mm antimigration metal stent with a thin, tapered delivery catheter by Keiichi Hatamaru, Masayuki Kitano, Masahiro Itonaga, Yasunobu Yamashita, Takashi Tamura, Yuki Kawaji, Junya Nuta

“…Background : Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) has been recognized as an effective treatment for patients at high risk for surgery. …”
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided biliary drainage for distal malignant biliary obstruction due to pancreatic cancer with asymptomatic duodenal invasion: a retrospective, single-center study in Japan by Naminatsu Takahara, Yousuke Nakai, Kensaku Noguchi, Tatsunori Suzuki, Tatsuya Sato, Ryunosuke Hakuta, Kazunaga Ishigaki, Tomotaka Saito, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

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The Feasibility and Histological Diagnostic Accuracy of Novel Menghini Needle (EUS Sonopsy CY™) for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Solid Pancreatic Masses: A Prospective Crossover Study Comparing Standard Biopsy Needles by Ryo Igarashi, Atsushi Irisawa, Manoop S. Bhutani, Irina M. Cazacu, Goro Shibukawa, Ai Sato, Akane Yamabe, Takumi Maki, Yoshitsugu Yoshida, Shogo Yamamoto, Tsunehiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Hojo

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Pancreatic Tuberculosis or Autoimmune Pancreatitis by Ayesha Salahuddin, Muhammad Wasif Saif

“…CT scan revealed pancreatic mass and enlarged peripancreatic lymph nodes. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration confirmed the presence of mycobacterium tuberculosis. …”
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Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma: A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleeding – Case Report and Review of the Literature by David R Stolpman, Gordon C Hunt, Brett Sheppard, Hahn Huang, Deepak V Gopal

“…Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration revealed no malignant cells. …”
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Dilemmas in Endoscopic Management of Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Case-Based Discussion by Brian P. Rajca, Mihir S. Wagh

“…In this case-based discussion we present management dilemmas, analyze current guidelines, and highlight the role of endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic resection, and surgery.…”
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Radical Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Benign Disease by D. O. Kavanagh, C. O'Riain, P. F. Ridgway, P. Neary, T. C. Crotty, J. G. Geoghegan, O. Traynor

“…Accurate preoperative histological diagnosis may have allowed a less radical operation to be performed. Endoscopic ultrasound–guided fine needle aspirate (EUS-FNA) may reduce the need for Whipple's operation in benign pancreaticobiliary disease in the future.…”
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Relapse of Multiple Myeloma Presenting with Biliary Obstruction by Alan Coss, Chen Zhou, Michael F Byrne, Alan A Weiss

“…Confirmation of pancreatic infiltration with myeloma cells was performed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. Biliary stenting was performed at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. …”
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Gallbladder Agenesis with Refractory Choledocholithiasis by Jamie Tjaden, Kevin Patel, Aziz Aadam

“…Bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase were found to be markedly elevated. Upper endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) revealed choledocholithiasis, and the patient required multiple endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) sessions before successful extraction of all stones. …”
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Duodenal Pyloric Gland Adenoma in a 59-Year-Old Asian Male by Mia Manabat, Matthew Jackson, Kha Ngo, Laurence Stawick

“…This case report describes a 59-year-old male who presented to our office for a follow-up of a nonspecific duodenal lesion. Endoscopic ultrasound and pathology revealed a PGA with low grade dysplasia and some areas of focal high grade dysplasia. …”
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Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasonography: Intratumoral Injection for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma by Lawrence A. Shirley, Laura K. Aguilar, Estuardo Aguilar-Cordova, Mark Bloomston, Jon P. Walker

“…Here, we describe the technique of using endoscopic ultrasound in order to directly inject both novel and conventional therapies into pancreatic tumors. …”
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Endoscopic Management of Portal Hypertension by Said A. Al-Busafi, Peter Ghali, Philip Wong, Marc Deschenes

“…With the expected future refinements in endoscopic technology, capsule endoscopy may one day replace traditional gastroscopy as a diagnostic modality, whereas endoscopic ultrasound may more precisely guide interventional therapy for gastric varices.…”
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Esophageal Leiomyomatosis – An Unusual Cause of Pseudoachalasia by Sukanta Ray, Sundeep Singh Saluja, Ruchika Gupta, Tushar Kanti Chattopadhyay

“…A computed tomography scan revealed circumferential thickening of the esophagus involving the gastroesophageal junction, with fat planes maintained with the adjacent structure. Endoscopic ultrasound demonstrated a lesion arising from the muscularis propria. …”
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Pancreatic Myeloid Sarcoma Causing Obstructive Jaundice: A Case Report and Literature Review by Laura E. Lavette, Angela G. Niehaus, Clancy J. Clark, Jason D. Conway, Girish Mishra, Darius A. Jahann

“…This is a case of a 70-year-old male with symptomatic obstructive jaundice secondary to pancreatic MS, ultimately requiring endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for diagnosis and management. …”
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Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of an Uncommon Entity: Esophageal Heterotopic Pancreas by Takman Mack, Debra Lowry, Peter Carbone, Brian Barbick, Joshua Kindelan, Robert Marks

“…The patient underwent computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopic upper gastrointestinal (GI) evaluation, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and positron emission tomography (PET) evaluation, revealing the presence of a heterogeneous esophageal mass. …”
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Esophageal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: Diagnostic Complexity and Management Pitfalls by Charalampos G. Markakis, Eleftherios D. Spartalis, Emmanouil Liarmakopoulos, Evangelia G. Kavoura, Periklis Tomos

“…A chest computed tomographic scan and endoscopic ultrasound revealed a submucosal esophageal tumor measuring 5 cm in its largest diameter. …”
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Cap-Assisted Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of an Incidental Rectal Traumatic Neuroma by Elias Estifan, Varun Patel, Matthew Grossman

“…We present a 50-year-old female who underwent an initial colonoscopy for change in bowel habits and was found to have a 7 mm submucosal lesion in the proximal rectum. Endoscopic ultrasound was done which showed a hypoechoic lesion in the submucosal plane without muscularis propria invasion. …”
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