Video 1Single-operator cholangioscopy monitoring of a remaining bile duct after congenital choledochal cyst surgery: a case report with an innovative approach. After removing remaining pancreatic stones in the remnant bile duct, we inserted a Spyglass choledochoscope. Mucosa was regular and monochromatic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided digestive anastomosis (EUS-A) is a new alternative under evaluation in patients presenting with afferent limb syndrome (ALS) after Whipple surgery. The aim of the present study is to analyze the safety and effectiveness of EUS-A in ALS.
Methods: This is an observational multicenter study.
Background: European guidelines recommends the use of cold snare polypectomy (CSP) for removal of diminutive colorectal polyps (DCP). However, for DCP < 4 mm cold biopsy forceps (CBF) may be optional. We aimed to compare the efficacy of CSP with CBF for removal of DCP in routine colonoscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTher Adv Gastrointest Endosc
December 2021
Background And Aims: Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography acute pancreatitis (PAP) and post-sphincterotomy hemorrhage are known adverse events of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Various electrosurgical currents can be used for endoscopic sphincterotomy. The extent to which this influences adverse events remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol
September 2020
Background And Study Aims: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly affected medical care. We surmise that the number of urgent endoscopies outside regular working hours in the Paris area decreased as a result. The objective of this study was to describe the observed number of acts during the 2020 mandatory period of home isolation, compared to the values in prior years and the expected value for 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnited European Gastroenterol J
November 2020
Background: Gastrointestinal bleeding is a rare but severe complication of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the causes and treatments of non-postoperative gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, and explore the parameters associated with therapeutic effectiveness.
Methods: This was a single-centre observational retrospective study (2000-2017) with data collected from the prospectively coded diagnostic hospital's database system including patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who had a gastrointestinal bleeding episode.