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Validation and Application of Predictive Models for Inadequate Bowel Preparatio...

Abstract Background: Bowel preparation is a major quality criterion for colonoscopies. Models developed to identify patients with inadequate preparation have not been validated in external cohorts. We aim to validate these models and determine their applicability. Methods: Colonoscopies between April and November 2019 were retrospectively included. Boston Bowel Preparation Scale 2 per segment was considered ade...

Critical Analysis of the Applicability of Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy Perform...

Abstract Introduction: The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) identified the need to benchmark the quality of small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) and produced a set of performance measures (PM). The aim of this study is to critically evaluate the accordance of the PM for SBCE in two Portuguese centers with different SBCE platforms. Methods: The authors conducted a cross-sectional analysis of...

Not Everything That Ulcerates Is Crohn’s Disease

Unexpected Small-Bowel Finding in Overt-Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a ...

Abstract Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most frequent mesenchymal neoplasms affecting the gastrointestinal tract, and the small bowel is the second most frequent location. Approximately 5% of patients with GIST are not sporadic and have a familial autosomal dominant syndrome, such as neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Gastrointestinal bleeding is a common presentation of GIST, and lesions such as s...

Enteroscopy in the Elderly: Review of Procedural Aspects, Indications, Yield, a...

Background: As human longevity continues to increase, age-related diseases are more common, which leads to a higher use of gastroenterology services. Endoscopic procedures are generally considered to be of higher risk in the elderly with multiple comorbidities. However, some endoscopic techniques have already been proved to be well tolerated in the elderly. Summary: Enteroscopy enables the nonsurgical diagnosis...

A Case of Gastric Ischemia: Management and Prognosis

Small Bowel Enteroscopy: A Joint Clinical Guideline from the Spanish and Portug...

The present evidence-based guidelines are focused on the use of device-assisted enteroscopy in the management of small-bowel diseases. A panel of experts selected by the Spanish and Portuguese small bowel study groups reviewed the available evidence focusing on the main indications of this technique, its role in the management algorithm of each indication and on its diagnostic and therapeutic yields. A set of r...

LAMS to the SEMS Rescue

Giant “Tree Branch” Arteriovenous Malformation of the Hepatic Angle

Ligate-and-Resect Technique for Resection of a Large Pseudo-Pedunculated Subepi...