Esophageal Food Impaction: Causes, Elective Intubation, and Associated Adverse Events.

Goals: The goal of this study is to examine the causes, type of adverse events (AE), and effects of elective intubation in outcomes associated with esophageal food impaction (EFI).

Background: EFI is a gastrointestinal emergency requiring immediate medical attention.

Study: Retrospective review of all EFI cases presenting at 3 large tertiary centers from October 1, 2011 to October 31, 2014 and all cases registered in the Clinical Outcome Research Initiative (CORI) database from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2012.

Diminutive colorectal polyp resection comparing hot and cold snare and cold biopsy forceps polypectomy. Results of a pilot randomized, single-center study (with videos).

Background: The optimal method of diminutive polypectomy (< 6 mm) is unknown.

Objective: To assess the rates of incomplete resection of diminutive polyps of the colon using three standard polyp resection techniques (hot snare, cold snare, and cold biopsy forceps).

Design: Randomized, pilot study.

Erratum: Diminutive colorectal polyp resection comparing hot and cold snare and cold biopsy forceps polypectomy. Results of a pilot randomized, single-center study.

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