Spontaneous detachment of the spiral overtube from the endoscope in the upper esophagus: a case report and literature review of a rare complication during motorized spiral enteroscopy.

Background: Motorized spiral enteroscopy (MSE) is a recent modality for diagnostic and therapeutic examination of the small bowel using a spiral-shaped overtube with an integrated electric motor attached to an endoscope. With growing evidence of its efficacy, MSE is increasingly being used by endoscopic facilities. We herein present an uncommon case of the detachment of the spiral overtube from the endoscope during MSE.

Radiation recall dermatitis after docetaxel chemotherapy. Treatment by antioxidant ointment.

Radiation recall dermatitis (RRD) is an acute skin toxicity caused by different anticancer or antibiotic drugs within a former completely healed irradiation field. Predictive factors for RRD are not known and its mechanisms are not completely understood. A case of RRD induced by docetaxel and successfully treated by an antioxidant ointment (Mapisal(®)) is presented here.

Cardiotoxicity and cancer therapy: treatment-related cardiac morbidity in patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of heart or lung disease.

Objectives: Cardiac injury is one of the complications of cancer treatment. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between the types of radiotherapy of the chest (RT), chemotherapy (CT), cancer surgery (CS) and endocrine therapy (ET), and the presence of heart disease, and their associations with the serum level of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP).

Methods: A consecutive series of 374 patients with cancer who were referred because of symptoms suggestive of heart or lung disease prospectively underwent a diagnostic workup.

Multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing the performance of 22 gauge versus 25 gauge EUS-FNA needles in solid masses.

Background And Aims: Few randomized studies have assessed the clinical performance of 25-gauge (25G) needles compared with 22-gauge (22G) needles during endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) biopsy of intra-abdominal lesions. We aimed to compare the diagnostic yield, as well as performance characteristics of 22G versus 25G EUS biopsy needles by determining their diagnostic capabilities, the number of needle passes as well as cellularity of aspirated tissue specimen.

Methods: The study is a prospective, randomized, multicenter study.