Inverted colonic diverticulum (ICD): report of two cases and literature review of a not that unusual endoscopic challenge.

Inverted colonic diverticulum (ICD) is a rare intraluminal lesion occurring in about 0.7-1.7% of people, often endoscopically indistinguishable from polyps.

Interobserver agreement of the Paris and simplified classifications of superficial colonic lesions: a Western study.

The Paris classification of superficial colonic lesions has been widely adopted, but a simplified description that subgroups the shape into pedunculated, sessile/flat and depressed lesions has been proposed recently. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and inter-rater agreement among 13 Western endoscopists for the two classification systems. Seventy video clips of superficial colonic lesions were classified according to the two classifications, and their size estimated.

Accuracy and inter-observer agreement of the nice and kudo classifications of superficial colonic lesions: a comparative study.

Purpose: For superficial colonic lesions, the NICE and Kudo classifications are used in the in vivo prediction of histology and as guide to therapy. The NICE system derives information from unmagnified NBI endoscopic images. The Kudo one necessitates a magnification, but, as this tool is not commonly available, it is applied also to characterize unmagnified pictures to compare their diagnostic performances.

Probiotic monotherapy and eradication: A systematic review with pooled-data analysis.

Aim: To define probiotic monotherapy effect on () status by performing a systematic review.

Methods: Methods of analysis and inclusion criteria were based on PRISMA recommendations. Relevant publications were identified by searching PubMed, MEDLINE, Science Direct, and EMBASE.