Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Quarterly Podcasts

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: June 2007, Vol 65, No 6

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Sinopsis

The June edition of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy includes a number of excellent manuscripts. In the field of endoscopic ultra-sonography there are two featured manuscripts, Can endosonographers evaluate on-site cytologic adequacy, A comparison with cytotechnologists; and EUS elastography of the pancreas: feasibility and pattern description of the normal pancreas, chronic pancreatitis, and focal pancreatic lesions. There are three featured papers on ERCP, A cost-effectiveness analysis of Pancreatic-stent placement to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis; Efficacy of postprocedure administration of gabexate mesylate in the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: a randomized, controlled, multicenter study; and A novel biodegradable biliary stent in the endoscopic treatment of cystic-duct leakage after cholecystectomy. There are three featured manuscripts regarding colonoscopy, Magnifying endoscopy with narrow band imaging for diagnosis of colorectal tumors; Are dysplasia and colorectal cancer endoscopically visible in pa