{"title":"Type III choledochal cyst: a rare cause of liver function test derangement.","authors":"John Ee Chew, Zaki Hamarneh","doi":"10.5946/ce.2026.173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2026.173","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10351,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Endoscopy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148873071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Underwater endoscopic submucosal dissection in the stomach: where are we now?","authors":"Gwang Ha Kim","doi":"10.5946/ce.2026.148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2026.148","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10351,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Endoscopy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148873098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Midhun John, Muhammed Vally, Washington Mudini, Martin Hale, Adam Mahomed, Vikash Lala
{"title":"Verrucous cancer of the esophagus: endoscopic submucosal dissection.","authors":"Midhun John, Muhammed Vally, Washington Mudini, Martin Hale, Adam Mahomed, Vikash Lala","doi":"10.5946/ce.2026.142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2026.142","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10351,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Endoscopy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148873211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy of linaclotide as adjunct for bowel preparation in patients with chronic constipation: a pre-specified analysis of the APPLE trial.","authors":"Natsumi Maeda, Akira Higashimori, Yasuhiro Fujiwara","doi":"10.5946/ce.2026.214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2026.214","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10351,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Endoscopy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning curve of pocket-creation method-assisted colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: a single-operator retrospective observational study from South Korea using cumulative sum analysis.","authors":"Jae Hyun Kim","doi":"10.5946/ce.2026.127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2026.127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong>Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (C-ESD) is a technically demanding procedure with an extended learning curve. We aimed to characterize the learning process after introduction of the pocket-creation method (PCM) and provide practical guidance for endoscopists.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed 147 colorectal lesions treated with PCM-assisted C-ESD. Learning curves for dissection speed and procedure time were evaluated using locally weighted regression. Cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis was used to identify the point of technical stabilization, with a predefined acceptable failure rate of 10%. Outcomes were compared between the pre- and post-stabilization phases, and multivariate logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of technical failure.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Dissection speed increased and procedure time decreased with experience. CUSUM analysis identified stabilization at 60 cases. Compared with the post-stabilization phase, the pre-stabilization phase showed higher technical failure rates and lower en bloc and R0 resection rates. The learning phase was the only independent predictor of technical failure. Perforation occurred in 5.4% of cases and was managed predominantly endoscopically.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PCM-assisted C-ESD showed a distinct learning curve, with stabilization achieved after 60 cases. Technical failure is primarily driven by operator experience rather than by lesion complexity.</p>","PeriodicalId":10351,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Endoscopy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148873006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Variety and clinical applications of endoscopic closure techniques.","authors":"Osamu Goto, Eriko Koizumi","doi":"10.5946/ce.2026.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2026.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As endoscopic therapy has progressed, various endoscopic closure techniques have been developed to prevent adverse events and to facilitate complex therapeutic procedures. The development of closure techniques began in the 1970s with the introduction of clipping for mucosal defects after gastric polypectomy. Currently, these techniques are applied primarily to prevent post-procedural bleeding from mucosal defects resulting from endoscopic submucosal dissection; to repair iatrogenic perforations involving full-thickness defects; and to complete endoscopic full-thickness resection. They can be categorized into clipping, tissue apposition, suturing, and stapling, each with distinct advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, familiarity with each method and the ability to select the most appropriate technique for a given situation are essential.</p>","PeriodicalId":10351,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Endoscopy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148873225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
João Carlos Gonçalves, Pedro Campelo, Francisca Dias-Castro, Joana Magalhães, José Cotter
{"title":"Endoscopic ultrasonography identified a duodenal bulge as a choledochocele.","authors":"João Carlos Gonçalves, Pedro Campelo, Francisca Dias-Castro, Joana Magalhães, José Cotter","doi":"10.5946/ce.2026.200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2026.200","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10351,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Endoscopy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148872826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}