Clinical outcomes on weekly endoscopic dilations as the initial approach to manage patients with complex benign esophageal strictures: report on 488 dilations.

Background: Success rate of endoscopic dilation (ED) of complex benign esophageal strictures (CBES) can be as low as 65%. Since EDs are usually performed at 2-4-week intervals, the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of EDs done initially at weekly intervals.

Methods: A cohort of patients with CBES (luminal diameter < 10 mm) underwent ED at weekly intervals and subsequent dilation intervals adjusted based on response.

Corrigendum to "A Rare Presentation of Cardiac Tamponade from Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder".

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Efficacy of Vedolizumab for Refractory Pouchitis of the Ileo-anal Pouch: Results From a Multicenter US Cohort.

Background And Aims: Inflammation of the pouch after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) can significantly impact quality of life and be difficult to treat. We assessed the effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab in Crohn's disease (CD) of the pouch and chronic antibiotic-dependent or antibiotic-refractory pouchitis.

Methods: This was a retrospective, multicenter cohort study at 5 academic referral centers in the United States.

A Rare Presentation of Cardiac Tamponade from Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder.

A 62-year-old man presented with 2 weeks of progressive dyspnea and chest pain. He was previously diagnosed with high-grade invasive urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the bladder and underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy 10 months earlier, resulting in pathologic complete remission. Clinical evaluation and echocardiographic imaging was consistent with a diagnosis of cardiac tamponade.