Publications by authors named "J Epshtein"
An Israeli national survey on ischemic colitis induced by pre-colonoscopy bowel preparation (R1).
Acta Gastroenterol Belg
March 2022
Background And Study Aims: Ischemic colitis (IC) may occur as a complication of colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to characterize patients with IC that occurred after exposure to bowel preparation laxatives, prior to an elective colonoscopy.
Patients And Methods: A survey among Israeli gastroenterologists.
Purpose: The over-the-scope clip (OTSC) enables non-surgical management of gastrointestinal defects. The aim of this study was to report our experience with OTSC for patients with staple line leaks following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).
Materials And Methods: A prospectively maintained IRB-approved institutional database was queried for all patients treated with OTSC for staple line leaks following LSG from 2010 to 2018.
Purpose: The decreased life expectancy of MEN-1 patients is mainly related to pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs). At best, limited data is available on the natural history of MEN-1-associated pNETs, as these tumors are rare and have a wide range of biologic behavior. Our study aims to explore the clinical course of patients with MEN-1-associated pNETs and the long-term outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) is rapidly emerging as feasible therapy for patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) in selected cases, as a result of its favorable safety profile.
Objective: To assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of EUS-RFA in a cohort of patients with functional and nonfunctional pNETs (NF-pNETs).
Design: Data on pNET patients treated with EUS-RFA between March 2017 and October 2018 at two tertiary centers was retrospectively analyzed.