Accuracy of frozen section remote subspecialty consultation using real-time telepathology and whole-slide imaging in gynecologic cases.

Objectives: Intrapathology consultation is recommended for complex cases during frozen section (FS) as routine practice. In our institution, solicited second opinions were traditionally provided by in-person consultation (IPC). Whole-slide imaging (WSI) was implemented in 2018 as an alternative but replaced by videoconferencing in 2020.

Per-Pass Performance Characteristics of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Malignant Solid Pancreatic Masses in a Large Multicenter Cohort.

Objectives: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is widely performed for the evaluation of pancreatic masses. We evaluated the performance characteristics of EUS-FNA in obtaining a diagnosis of pancreatic malignancy.

Methods: We performed a multicenter study of patients who underwent EUS-FNA for a solid pancreatic mass.

Risk factors associated with the transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae via contaminated duodenoscopes.

Background And Aims: The duodenoscopes used to perform ERCP have been implicated in several outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infection. The risk factors for CRE transmission via contaminated duodenoscopes remain unclear.

Methods: In this retrospective, single-center, case-control study, all patients who underwent ERCP with either 1 of 2 contaminated duodenoscopes were evaluated.

Etrolizumab for ulcerative colitis: the new kid on the block?

Introduction: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. Currently approved therapies include prednisone, TNF antagonists and anti-metabolites which often are ineffective and have frequent adverse effects. Consequently, UC patients are always at risk for developing serious complications that affect their quality of life.

Lower Esophageal Thickening Due to a Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band.

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) is a surgical device to treat obesity that is widely used and generally considered to be safe. We report an adverse event related to the physiological and mechanical changes that occur after LAGB placement, namely chronic obstruction resulting in marked lower esophageal thickening.