Comparison of the diagnostic yield and outcomes between standard 8 h capsule endoscopy and the new 12 h capsule endoscopy for investigating small bowel pathology.

Aim: To evaluate the completion rate and diagnostic yield of the PillCam SB2-ex in comparison to the PillCam SB2.

Methods: Two hundred cases using the 8-h PillCam SB2 were retrospectively compared to 200 cases using the 12 h PillCam SB2-ex at a tertiary academic center. Endoscopically placed capsules were excluded from the study.

Resident knowledge of colorectal cancer screening assessed by web-based survey.

Background: To evaluate resident knowledge of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines and to define areas requiring attention.

Methods: A survey was created using three published guidelines for CRC screening. Program directors for internal medicine residency programs were contacted within the metro New York City area to have their residents participate.

Direct cholangioscopy: the North Shore experience.

Objective: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has long been a tool utilized by gastroenterologists for many years, but direct cholangioscopy has only recently begun to be available for regular use in clinical practice. The focus of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a direct cholangioscopy system and its indications within our patient population.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective analysis was carried out at North Shore University Hospital.

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis secondary to Streptococcus bovis in a patient with chronic chylous ascites.

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a common complication of cirrhosis and ascites, and is predominantly caused by enteric organisms. Streptococcus bovis is a rare etiology of SBP that was first reported in 1994. Since then, few prior reports of SBP secondary to S.