abstract：BACKGROUND:Biopsy specimens obtained from esophageal lesions detected in endoscopic screening with iodine staining have often been diagnosed as high-grade intraepithelial squamous neoplasia (WHO 2000). However, a management strategy for such lesions has not been established. The purpose of this study was to perform EMR...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Shimizu Y,Kato M,Yamamoto J,Ono Y,Katsurada T,Ono S,Mori Y,Nakagawa M,Nakagawa S,Itoh T,Asaka M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Covered, rather than uncovered, metal stents are used for the palliation of dysphagia from esophageal cancer, but a major drawback is the risk of stent migration, which occurs in up to 20% of patients. To overcome this problem, a double-layered stent, the Niti-S stent (Taewong Medical, Seoul, Korea), has bee...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Verschuur EM,Homs MY,Steyerberg EW,Haringsma J,Wahab PJ,Kuipers EJ,Siersema PD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anastomotic esophageal stenoses after esophageal resection are common and sometimes are refractory to Savary bougie dilation. The efficacy of electrocautery needle-knife treatment in these patients is described. METHODS:Twenty patients with a refractory anastomotic stricture of the esophagus were treated wi...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Hordijk ML,Siersema PD,Tilanus HW,Kuipers EJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic optical coherence tomography (EOCT) is a high-resolution, cross-sectional tissue-imaging technique that provides microscopic morphologic information. EOCT should detect dysplasia in Barrett's epithelium, but this has not been established in a prospective blinded study. This study evaluated the acc...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Isenberg G,Sivak MV Jr,Chak A,Wong RC,Willis JE,Wolf B,Rowland DY,Das A,Rollins A

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess capacity for colonoscopy, we need to understand current utilization of colonoscopy in diverse clinical practice settings. The objective of this study was to determine the utilization of colonoscopy in diverse clinical practice settings. METHODS:The Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative (CORI) data...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Lieberman DA,Holub J,Eisen G,Kraemer D,Morris CD

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When choosing submucosal injection solutions for EMR, tissue damage should be considered, as well as the lesion-lifting ability. The objective of the study was to find out the potential tissue damage of submucosal injection solutions. METHODS:The submucosal injection solutions examined were the following: n...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Fujishiro M,Yahagi N,Kashimura K,Matsuura T,Nakamura M,Kakushima N,Kodashima S,Ono S,Kobayashi K,Hashimoto T,Yamamichi N,Tateishi A,Shimizu Y,Oka M,Ichinose M,Omata M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This report describes the development and the clinical evaluation of a novel confocal endomicroscope for obtaining fluorescence images of cellular morphology of the mucosae of the upper- and the lower-GI tract in vivo. The work assessed the feasibility of performing in vivo microscopy at endoscopic examinati...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Polglase AL,McLaren WJ,Skinner SA,Kiesslich R,Neurath MF,Delaney PM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of the covered Wallstent, a commercially available silicone-covered, self-expandable metallic stent (covered Wallstent), for the treatment of distal malignant biliary obstruction. METHODS:Sixty-nine consecutive patients with unresectable dist...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Nakai Y,Isayama H,Komatsu Y,Tsujino T,Toda N,Sasahira N,Yamamoto N,Hirano K,Tada M,Yoshida H,Kawabe T,Omata M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric retention and delayed gastric emptying of the video capsule are major limitations. We retrospectively studied gastric transit time, gastric retention, and completeness of capsule endoscopy (CE) in relation to the conditions in which it was performed. METHODS:From May 2002 to September 2004, CE was p...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Ben-Soussan E,Savoye G,Antonietti M,Ramirez S,Lerebours E,Ducrotté P

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic papillectomy of benign papillary tumor is still not widely practiced. Intraductal growth has been considered a contraindication for endoscopic therapy. This prospective study evaluates endoscopic papillectomy for treatment of benign papillary tumors without and with intraductal growth. METHODS:Mo...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Bohnacker S,Seitz U,Nguyen D,Thonke F,Seewald S,deWeerth A,Ponnudurai R,Omar S,Soehendra N

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of Helicobacter pylori in patients with cirrhosis and increased prevalence of peptic ulcers is still poorly defined. The objective is to evaluate the effect of H pylori eradication on ulcer recurrence in patients with cirrhosis. METHODS:The study was conducted at a single, tertiary, referral hospit...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Lo GH,Yu HC,Chan YC,Chen WC,Hsu PI,Lin CK,Lai KH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The removal of small colon polyps by cold snare transection without electrocautery effectively eliminates polyps, and anecdotal reports indicate a low risk of bleeding and perforation. Concerns about using cold snaring have centered on the risk of immediate bleeding and the difficulty in retrieving the polyp...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Deenadayalu VP,Rex DK

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The inability to pass endoscopes beyond strictures is a considerable problem in patients with a colonic stricture. METHODS:In patients with bowel obstruction, we have modified the insertion method for double-balloon endoscopy with a long, transnasal decompression tube. OBSERVATIONS:We have succeeded in rea...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Yano T,Yamamoto H,Kita H,Sunada K,Hayashi Y,Sato H,Iwamoto M,Sekine Y,Miyata T,Kuno A,Nishimura M,Ajibe H,Ido K,Sugano K

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Celiac disease may be complicated by symptoms that raise the suspicion of small-intestinal malignancy. The objective is to evaluate wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) in complicated celiac disease. METHODS:This is a prospective study at a university referral center. There were 47 patients. The indications for...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Culliford A,Daly J,Diamond B,Rubin M,Green PH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune pancreatitis has been designated as sclerosing pancreatocholangitis, because this disease shows a high prevalence of bile-duct lesions. We present herein the clinical characteristics of unusual cases that show dominant bile-duct lesions and mimicking infiltrating hilar cholangiocarcinomas. METHOD...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Hamano H,Kawa S,Uehara T,Ochi Y,Takayama M,Komatsu K,Muraki T,Umino J,Kiyosawa K,Miyagawa S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Light-induced fluorescence endoscopy (LIFE) may improve the detection of high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and early stage cancer (EC) in Barrett's esophagus (BE). The aim of this study was to compare LIFE with standard endoscopy (SE) in a randomized crossover study. METHODS:Fifty patients with BE underwent SE and...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Kara MA,Smits ME,Rosmolen WD,Bultje AC,Ten Kate FJ,Fockens P,Tytgat GN,Bergman JJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to identify predictors of outcome for pancreatic duct (PD) disruption managed by endoscopic transpapillary stent insertion. METHODS:An endoscopy database was used to identify patients with PD disruption, defined as extravasation of contrast from the PD during ERCP. Data collected i...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Varadarajulu S,Noone TC,Tutuian R,Hawes RH,Cotton PB

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transgastric flexible endoscopic surgery might offer advantages over open and laparoscopic surgery. The aim of this study was to develop methods for performing transgastric biliary endosurgery. METHODS:Cholecystectomies and biliary anastomoses were performed in 8 anesthetized pigs (27-30 kg) in nonsurvival ...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Park PO,Bergström M,Ikeda K,Fritscher-Ravens A,Swain P

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) is used clinically to detect recurrent colon cancer after surgical resection, but the sensitivity of PET for premalignant colon lesions and early stage colon cancer is not well defined. METHODS:In a prospective study, 45 patients with a total of 58 co...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Friedland S,Soetikno R,Carlisle M,Taur A,Kaltenbach T,Segall G

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reported frequency of Barrett's esophagus (BE) in patients with reflux symptoms varies from 5% to 15%. The exact frequency of long-segment BE (LSBE) (>3 cm) and short-segment BE (SSBE) (<3 cm) in patients with chronic symptoms of GERD is uncertain. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of ...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Westhoff B,Brotze S,Weston A,McElhinney C,Cherian R,Mayo MS,Smith HJ,Sharma P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) may be used to ablate high-grade dysplasia/early stage cancer (HGD/T1) in patients with Barrett's esophagus. PDT may result in esophageal stricture. This nonrandomized, unblinded, dose de-escalation study in consecutive patients was designed to determine the lowest light dose effec...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Panjehpour M,Overholt BF,Phan MN,Haydek JM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in diagnostic imaging techniques, the differentiation between pancreatic cancer and focal pancreatitis remains difficult. This study evaluated the effectiveness of EUS-guided FNA in the differential diagnosis between pancreatic cancer and focal pancreatitis, with particular reference to dete...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Takahashi K,Yamao K,Okubo K,Sawaki A,Mizuno N,Ashida R,Koshikawa T,Ueyama Y,Kasugai K,Hase S,Kakumu S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the initial rate of hemostasis achieved by endoscopic epinephrine injection for peptic ulcer bleeding is high, bleeding recurs in 14.6% to 35.5% of patients. The aim of this study was to compare rates of recurrent bleeding after endoscopic injection of two different volumes of epinephrine in patient...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Park CH,Lee SJ,Park JH,Park JH,Lee WS,Joo YE,Kim HS,Choi SK,Rew JS,Kim SJ

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common bile duct stenosis occurs in up to 30% of patients with chronic pancreatitis. Most such stenoses are found incidentally during ERCP, but others manifest as obstructive jaundice, recurrent cholangitis, secondary biliary cirrhosis, or choledocholithiasis. Operative drainage has been the main treatment d...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Catalano MF,Linder JD,George S,Alcocer E,Geenen JE

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photodynamic therapy appears to be effective in ablating high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus. Our aim was to identify the most effective and cost-effective strategy for managing high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus without associated endoscopically visible abnormalities. METHODS:By using deci...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Vij R,Triadafilopoulos G,Owens DK,Kunz P,Sanders GD

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper endoscopy provides information that can be used to predict complications and to facilitate clinical decisions for patients who have ingested corrosive substances. The role of EUS in corrosive injury has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to determine whether concurrent catheter-probe EUS ...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Chiu HM,Lin JT,Huang SP,Chen CH,Yang CS,Wang HP

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healing of mucosal lesions appears to offer significant benefit and is an important end point in clinical trials of treatment for Crohn's disease. The only validated endoscopic activity score at present is the Crohn's Disease Endoscopic Index of Severity, which is complicated and time consuming and, hence, i...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Daperno M,D'Haens G,Van Assche G,Baert F,Bulois P,Maunoury V,Sostegni R,Rocca R,Pera A,Gevers A,Mary JY,Colombel JF,Rutgeerts P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bile leak is among the most common complications of cholecystectomy. Endoscopic therapy is empiric; a systematic approach to management of bile leak has not been established. METHODS:The severity of bile leak was classified by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography into low grade (leak identified only after ...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Sandha GS,Bourke MJ,Haber GB,Kortan PP

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A histopathologic diagnosis of metastasis in enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes usually results in non-surgical management. Cytologic specimens obtained by EUS-guided FNA can be used to detect malignancy in posterior mediastinal lymph nodes. The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of thoracic surge...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Savides TJ,Perricone A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Duodenal adenomas are extremely common in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. However, it is uncertain whether patients with duodenal adenomas without familial adenomatous polyposis are at greater risk for colorectal neoplasia and, therefore, should routinely undergo surveillance colonoscopy. The a...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Apel D,Jakobs R,Weickert U,Riemann JF

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hemostatic efficacy of mechanical methods of hemostasis, together with epinephrine injection, was compared with that of epinephrine injection alone in bleeding peptic ulcer. METHODS:Ninety patients with a peptic ulcer with active bleeding or a non-bleeding visible vessel were randomly assigned to underg...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Park CH,Joo YE,Kim HS,Choi SK,Rew JS,Kim SJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic balloon dilation has been used to treat patients with gastric outlet obstruction caused by peptic stricture. This study assessed the role of endoscopic balloon dilation in patients with gastric outlet obstruction with or without Helicobacter pylori infection. METHODS:Consecutive patients seen bet...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Lam YH,Lau JY,Fung TM,Ng EK,Wong SK,Sung JJ,Chung SS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective hemostatic treatment is mandatory for patients with actively bleeding Mallory-Weiss syndrome. This study evaluated the respective efficacy and the safety of endoscopic band ligation and endoscopic epinephrine injection in Mallory-Weiss syndrome. METHODS:Thirty-four consecutive patients with active...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Park CH,Min SW,Sohn YH,Lee WS,Joo YE,Kim HS,Choi SK,Rew JS,Kim SJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:En bloc EMR is performed in Japan as a curative treatment for early stage gastric cancer. However, current methods of EMR are technically difficult and require proficiency in determining the extent of the cancer. This study assessed the feasibility of a new method to obviate these problems and to facilitate ...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Sumiyama K,Kaise M,Nakayoshi T,Kato M,Mashiko T,Uchiyama Y,Goda K,Hino S,Nakamura Y,Matsuda K,Mochizuki K,Kawamura M,Tajiri H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peptic ulcer disease is considered the cause of upper-GI bleeding in 50% of cases. A recent decline in the proportion of cases of upper-GI bleeding because of a peptic ulcer was noted by us. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the frequency of peptic ulcer in patients with upper-GI bleeding and the...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Boonpongmanee S,Fleischer DE,Pezzullo JC,Collier K,Mayoral W,Al-Kawas F,Chutkan R,Lewis JH,Tio TL,Benjamin SB

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-frequency catheter probe US provides detailed images when the scanning plane is perpendicular to the area of interest and the latter is within the focal zone. A multibending endoscope has been developed that has two bending sections that can be deflected independently. The aim of this study was to deter...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Yoshida S,Tanaka S,Kamino D,Nakao M,Oka S,Kitadai Y,Hayakawa N,Haruma K,Chayama K

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanical lithotripsy is used to break large bile duct stones. This study investigated the predictors of unsuccessful mechanical lithotripsy. METHODS:Consecutive patients with bile duct stones underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiography, sphincterotomy, and basket removal of stones. Mechanical lithotri...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Garg PK,Tandon RK,Ahuja V,Makharia GK,Batra Y

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection decreases peptic ulcer recurrence. Therefore, assessment of Helicobacter pylori status is recommended for patients with newly diagnosed peptic ulcer disease. METHODS:Data obtained from the Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative's national endoscopic database were ...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Harewood GC,Holub JL,Lieberman DA

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic sphincterotomy is difficult and sometimes impossible in patients who have undergone gastrectomy or partial gastrectomy with Billroth II reconstruction. For such patients, a novel technique was developed in which endoscopic sphincterotomy is performed via percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy. T...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Itoi T,Shinohara Y,Takeda K,Nakamura K,Sofuni A,Itokawa F,Moriyasu F,Tsuchida A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastric carcinoma is known for its propensity to spread to the peritoneum. This study assessed the value of EUS in the detection of ascites not visible on CT in patients with gastric carcinoma. METHODS:A total of 402 consecutive patients with histopathologically confirmed gastric adenocarcinoma underwent ca...

journal_title：Gastrointestinal endoscopy

authors： Chu KM,Kwok KF,Law S,Wong KH

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00