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{"title":"Clinical course of biliary-type sphincter of Oddi dysfunction: endoscopic sphincterotomy and functional dyspepsia as affecting factors.","authors":"Hiroyuki Miyatani,&nbsp;Hirosato Mashima,&nbsp;Masanari Sekine,&nbsp;Satohiro Matsumoto","doi":"10.1177/2631774519867184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2631774519867184","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and study aims: </strong>The objective of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of treatment selection for biliary-type sphincter of Oddi dysfunction by severe pain frequency and the risk factors for recurrence including the history of functional gastrointestinal disorder.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>Thirty-six sphincter of Oddi dysfunction patients who were confirmed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography enrolled in this study. Endoscopic sphincterotomy was performed for type I and manometry-confirmed type II sphincter of Oddi dysfunction patients with severe pain (⩾2 times/year; endoscopic sphincterotomy group). Others were treated medically (non-endoscopic sphincterotomy group).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The short-term effectiveness rate of endoscopic sphincterotomy was 91%. The final remission rates of the endoscopic sphincterotomy and non-endoscopic sphincterotomy groups were 86% and 100%, respectively. Symptoms relapsed after endoscopic sphincterotomy in 32% of patients. Patients in the endoscopic sphincterotomy and non-endoscopic sphincterotomy groups had or developed functional dyspepsia in 41% and 14%, irritable bowel syndrome in 5% and 14%, and gastroesophageal reflux disorder in 14% and 0%, respectively. History or new onset of functional dyspepsia was related to recurrence on multivariate analysis. The frequency of occurrence of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis and post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography cholangitis was high in both groups. Two new occurrences of bile duct stone cases were observed in each group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>According to the treatment criteria, endoscopic and medical treatment for biliary-type sphincter of Oddi dysfunction has high effectiveness, but recurrences are common. Recurrences may be related to new onset or a history of functional dyspepsia.</p>","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"12 ","pages":"2631774519867184"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2631774519867184","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41215354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical impact of digital cholangioscopy in management of indeterminate biliary strictures and complex biliary stones: a single-center study.","authors":"Stephanie Yan,&nbsp;Sooraj Tejaswi","doi":"10.1177/2631774519853160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2631774519853160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Endoscopic management of indeterminate strictures and complex stones remains a challenge, for which the latest generation single-operator digital cholangioscope (SpyGlass DS) has shown promising results. We aimed to study the clinical impact of single-operator digital cholangioscope at our tertiary academic center.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed all digital cholangioscopies performed from June 2015 to May 2018. Patient characteristics, procedure characteristics, and post-procedural patient outcomes were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 50 patients (26 men, average age 61.4 years) underwent 67 procedures. Indications were biliary stones (21/50, 42%), strictures and primary sclerosing cholangitis surveillance (22/50, 46%), and miscellaneous (7/50, 14%). The average procedure time was 82 ± 29 min (99.5 min for stones and 74.2 min for strictures). Stone clearance was achieved in 19/21 (90.47%) cases, with electrohydraulic lithotripsy employed in 16/21 and repeat cholangioscopy necessary in 9/21. Malignant strictures (10) were differentiated from benign (12) in all cases both in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (9) and in those without (13), based on visual cholangioscopic features (sensitivity and specificity 100%), single-operator digital cholangioscope-directed biopsies (sensitivity 60% and specificity 100%), and brush cytology (sensitivity 37.5% and specificity 100%). Complications included one post-sphincterotomy bleeding and one post-procedural cholangitis despite antibiotic prophylaxis, but no procedure-related mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Single-operator digital cholangioscope had a high success rate and a low rate of complications for management of indeterminate strictures and difficult biliary stones. Visual cholangioscopic features of biliary strictures had excellent diagnostic accuracy, and targeted biopsies outperformed brush cytology. Early implementation of cholangioscopy for select indications leads to successful patient outcomes and reduces diagnostic delays, cost, and risks of repeat endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies.</p>","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"12 ","pages":"2631774519853160"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2631774519853160","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37345225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The validity of breath collection bags method in detecting <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> using the novel <i>BreathID</i> ^® <i>Hp Lab System</i>: a multicenter clinical study in 257 subjects.","authors":"Vered Richter,&nbsp;Jeff O Gonzalez,&nbsp;Sabine Hazan,&nbsp;Gary Gottlieb,&nbsp;Keith Friedenberg,&nbsp;David Gatof,&nbsp;Ravi Ganeshappa,&nbsp;Jorge-Shmuel Delgado,&nbsp;Dov Abramowitz,&nbsp;Robert Hardi,&nbsp;Allan Coates,&nbsp;Mahmudul Haq,&nbsp;Nilesh Mehta,&nbsp;Blake A Jones,&nbsp;Steven F Moss,&nbsp;Haim Shirin","doi":"10.1177/2631774519843401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2631774519843401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>The <i>BreathID</i> ^® <i>Hp</i> urea breath test provides several advantages over other ¹³C breath analyzers for the detection of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>. We evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of a new <i>BreathID</i> ^® <i>Hp Lab System</i> (Exalenz Bioscience Ltd, Israel), a ¹³C-urea breath test system using breath sampling bags that facilitates multiple testing in a multicenter international clinical study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 257 subjects with evaluable results for urea breath test, rapid urease test, and histology were enrolled into two study groups: 189 naïve subjects were included in the pre-therapy group, and 68 subjects comprised the post-eradication therapy group. Analytical studies were conducted to evaluate the stability, reproducibility, and repeatability of the ¹³C-urea breath test results using a delta over baseline cut-off value of 5.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the pre-therapy subjects evaluated with the composite results from the rapid urease test and histology/immunohistochemistry, 176 results matched those of the urea breath test, resulting in an overall agreement of 98.3% with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 97.9%. In the post-eradication therapy cohort, the overall agreement between the urea breath test and the biopsy diagnosis was 98.5%; the sensitivity of the urea breath test in this cohort was 92.3% and the specificity was 100%. There was uniformly high overall reproducibility (99.48%) of the test results over different batches of breath sample bags, when analyzed on different days and under different storage conditions, showing stability of the breath samples in the breath collection bags.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The <i>BreathID</i> ^® <i>Hp Lab System</i> is a highly accurate and dependable method for the diagnosis of <i>H. pylori</i> infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"12 ","pages":"2631774519843401"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2631774519843401","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37328284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Safety of endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients undergoing antithrombotic treatment: a retrospective study.","authors":"Akira Yamamiya,&nbsp;Katsuya Kitamura,&nbsp;Yu Ishii,&nbsp;Yuta Mitsui,&nbsp;Hitoshi Yoshida","doi":"10.1177/2631774519846327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2631774519846327","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study investigated the safety of endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients undergoing antithrombotic treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From January 2014 to December 2016, a single-center retrospective study was conducted. Of the 80 patients with naïve papilla receiving antithrombotic treatment who underwent endoscopic sphincterotomy, 76 patients were retrospectively analyzed. We divided the participants into two groups as follows: 45 patients who discontinued antithrombotic treatment (discontinuation group) and 31 patients who continued antithrombotic treatment (continuation group). We evaluated the safety of endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with naïve papilla who received antithrombotic treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The percentage of patients requiring emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the continuation group was significantly higher than that in the discontinuation group (55% vs 11%; <i>p</i> = 0.001). The incidence of adverse events did not differ significantly between the two groups. Neither bleeding nor perforation occurred in either group. The length of hospital stay did not differ significantly between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients undergoing antithrombotic treatment may be safe if the guidelines for gastroenterological endoscopy in patients undergoing antithrombotic treatment are followed.</p>","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"12 ","pages":"2631774519846327"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2631774519846327","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37328285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Endoscopic side-by-side uncovered self-expandable metal stent placement for malignant hilar biliary obstruction.","authors":"Katsuya Kitamura,&nbsp;Akira Yamamiya,&nbsp;Yu Ishii,&nbsp;Yuta Mitsui,&nbsp;Hitoshi Yoshida","doi":"10.1177/2631774519846345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2631774519846345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate outcomes of endoscopic bilateral side-by-side placement across the papilla using 10-mm-diameter uncovered self-expandable metal stents for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed 23 patients who underwent endoscopic biliary uncovered self-expandable metal stent placement for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction between January 2015 and September 2016 at our institution. We performed endoscopic side-by-side placement across the papilla using 10-mm-diameter longer-model uncovered self-expandable metal stents. Outcomes included the technical and functional success rates, recurrent biliary obstruction rate, time to recurrent biliary obstruction, reintervention rate, and incidence of adverse events other than recurrent biliary obstruction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 23 patients, 10 with malignant hilar biliary obstruction underwent endoscopic side-by-side uncovered self-expandable metal stent placement across the papilla (median age, 83 years; 6 men). The locations of malignant hilar biliary obstruction were Bismuth types II (<i>n</i> = 3), III (<i>n</i> = 3), and IV (<i>n</i> = 4). The median common bile duct diameter was 8 mm. The technical and functional success rates were 100% and 80%, respectively. Seven patients (70%) developed recurrent biliary obstruction because of stent occlusions, including early hemobilia in two patients and late tumor ingrowth in five patients. The median time to recurrent biliary obstruction was 66 (95% confidence interval: 29-483) days. Six patients (60%) required reintervention, and 1 (10%) underwent transcatheter arterial embolization for right hepatic arterial pseudoaneurysm. Early adverse events other than recurrent biliary obstruction occurred in four patients and late adverse event in one patient.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Endoscopic side-by-side placement across the papilla using 10-mm-diameter uncovered self-expandable metal stents was technically feasible for unresectable malignant hilar biliary obstruction; however, it might be better to avoid this method for patients with malignant hilar biliary obstruction because of high recurrent biliary obstruction rate and shorter time to recurrent biliary obstruction.</p>","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"12 ","pages":"2631774519846345"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2631774519846345","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37328286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided cystogastrostomy for peripancreatic fluid collections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Benjamin D Renelus,&nbsp;Daniel S Jamorabo,&nbsp;Hashroop K Gurm,&nbsp;Niel Dave,&nbsp;William M Briggs,&nbsp;Mukul Arya","doi":"10.1177/2631774519843400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2631774519843400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Endoscopic ultrasound-guided cystogastrostomy has become the first-line treatment for symptomatic peripancreatic fluid collections. The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy and safety of cystogastrostomy via a meta-analysis of the literature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a systematic search of PubMed and Medline databases for studies published from January 2005 to May 2018. We included randomized controlled trials along with retrospective and prospective observational studies reporting endoscopic ultrasound-guided cystogastrostomy stent placement for peripancreatic fluid collections. The primary outcome for our meta-analysis was complete peripancreatic fluid collection resolution on imaging. Our secondary outcomes included comparative efficacy and safety of the procedure for pseudocysts and walled-off pancreatic necrosis using metal and plastic stents.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seventeen articles involving 1708 patients met our inclusion criteria for meta-analysis. Based upon the random effects model, the pooled technical success rate of cystogastrostomy was 88% (95% confidence interval = 83-92 with <i>I</i> ² = 85%). There was no difference in the technical success rate between pancreatic pseudocysts and walled-off pancreatic necrosis (91% and 86%, respectively <i>p</i> = nonsignificant). The adverse event rates for metal and plastic stents were equivalent (14% and 18%, respectively, <i>p</i> = nonsignificant).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Endoscopic ultrasound-guided cystogastrostomy stents are effective in the treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts and walled-off pancreatic necrosis. We found no difference in technical success or adverse event rates of drainage based on peripancreatic fluid collection type or stent used.</p>","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"12 ","pages":"2631774519843400"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2631774519843400","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37328283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Challenging liver lesions in noncirrhotic patients: Report of three cases.","authors":"Tania Franceschini,&nbsp;Deborah Malvi,&nbsp;Lorenzo Maroni,&nbsp;Matteo Ravaioli,&nbsp;Matteo Cescon,&nbsp;Antonia D'Errico,&nbsp;Francesco Vasuri","doi":"10.1177/2631774519844947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2631774519844947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We describe three cases of liver lesions, characterized by a discrepancy between presurgical imaging and histological features, in which the final histological diagnosis was quite different from what the surgeons expected. We present (1) a case of primary liver angiomyolipoma associated with focal nodular hyperplasia, (2) a case of perivascular epithelioid cell tumor, and (3) a case of liver splenosis associated with focal nodular hyperplasia. In all cases, a presurgical diagnosis of hepatocellular adenoma was made. Due to nonspecific clinical and radiological features, these rare liver lesions are often presurgically misdiagnosed, especially in young noncirrhotic patients. The association among different lesions represents one additional diagnostic challenge.</p>","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"12 ","pages":"2631774519844947"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2631774519844947","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38492357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Endoscopic Treatment for Gastrointestinal Perforation and Leakage","authors":"C. N. Shim, Sang Kil Lee","doi":"10.1007/978-3-642-55071-3_19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55071-3_19","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88436059","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":"Endoscopic Dilation of Esophageal Benign Strictures","authors":"Jie Hyun Kim","doi":"10.1007/978-3-642-55071-3_13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55071-3_13","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79367320","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":"Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Upper Gastrointestinal Neoplasia","authors":"Y. Park, J. Jang","doi":"10.1007/978-981-13-1184-0_6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1184-0_6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":40947,"journal":{"name":"Therapeutic Advances in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy","volume":"214 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75477477","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}