EUS-guided gastroenterostomy for proximal jejunal obstruction: technique modification for more distal upper GI tract obstruction.

Video 1Demonstration of the EUS guided gastroenterostomy.

Durability of pneumatic dilation monotherapy in treatment-naive achalasia patients.

Background: Pneumatic dilation (PD) is often billed as a "short term" treatment for achalasia but anecdotally can last years. This study sought to explore how long a single pneumatic dilation may induce symptom remission in a treatment-naïve achalasia patient.

Methods: A single center, retrospective chart review of patients with an ICD-9 or - 10 code of achalasia between 2005 and 2017 was performed.