Divya Chalikonda

GI Fellow @TJUHospital, future Advanced Endoscopy Fellow @UChicago

[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

@AustinChiangMD @UzmaSiddiquiMD Learned a lot 🙏🏽 and had so much fun!

[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

@ScopingSundays @DannyIssaMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @rmulkimd @SanchezLunaMD @Jarshah4 @vaibhav_manu @NnekaUfereMD @LizzieAbyMD @DrMalSimons @dralqahtani1 @babudayyeh @ReemSharaiha E2)
⚖️ 9 centers, 82 patients underwent R-ESG for weight regain after LSG
⏰ procedure duration 48 +/-20 min
⬇️TBWL: 15.7% at 12 months
☣️one moderate AE: stenosis (required dilation)

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[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

@ScopingSundays @DannyIssaMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @rmulkimd @SanchezLunaMD @Jarshah4 @vaibhav_manu @NnekaUfereMD @LizzieAbyMD @DrMalSimons Bonus tweet on revisional therapy!
E1) ESG can also be considered for weight regain post-sleeve gastrectomy with sustained results

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@dralqahtani1 @babudayyeh @ReemSharaiha

[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

@ScopingSundays @DannyIssaMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @rmulkimd @SanchezLunaMD @Jarshah4 @vaibhav_manu @NnekaUfereMD @LizzieAbyMD @DrMalSimons @APOLLO_ENDO @MonicaSaumoyMD @ReemSharaiha D7) Poll: How do the experts and educators in endoscopy believe ESG should be taught

@AustinChiangMD @MetabolicEndo @MonicaSaumoyMD @ReemSharaiha
@dralqahtani1 @VKumbhari @babudayyeh @SighPichamol

[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

@ScopingSundays @DannyIssaMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @rmulkimd @SanchezLunaMD @Jarshah4 @vaibhav_manu @NnekaUfereMD @LizzieAbyMD @DrMalSimons @APOLLO_ENDO D6) What is the learning curve for ESG? One study states efficiency is achieved at 38 cases and mastery at 55 cases
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@MonicaSaumoyMD
@ReemSharaiha

[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

@ScopingSundays @DannyIssaMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @rmulkimd @SanchezLunaMD @Jarshah4 @vaibhav_manu @NnekaUfereMD @LizzieAbyMD @DrMalSimons @ReemSharaiha @AustinChiangMD @ChahalPrabhleen @MetabolicEndo @dralqahtani1 @MonicaSaumoyMD C5) Regarding SAEs… a 2020 meta-analysis by Hedjoudje et al. found a pooled estimated SAE rate of 2.2% (95% CI, 1.57%-3.09%)

[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

@ScopingSundays @DannyIssaMD @BilalMohammadMD @AhmadBazarbashi @RobertoSimonsMD @rmulkimd @SanchezLunaMD @Jarshah4 @vaibhav_manu @NnekaUfereMD @LizzieAbyMD @DrMalSimons @ReemSharaiha @AustinChiangMD @ChahalPrabhleen @MetabolicEndo C4) 92.4% of mild AE are controlled with medication and resolved during the first post-procedure week, many mild symptoms resolve within 48 hours

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@dralqahtani1

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@MonicaSaumoyMD

[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

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[Austin Chiang, MD MPH FASGE FACG @AustinChiangMD]

Calling all #GITwitter colleagues! 🚨

Please help us answer this 7-question research survey (2 mins) on how you deal with gastric varices!!! 🙏
(Pic from wiki)

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https://t.co/hGuhHFHMSH

[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

Success. @BarackObama

[Divya Chalikonda @Divya830]

@standingidlyby @rahulstwoscents @sbvaid @ritika89 @RoshChaos sorry i'm late to join the party- still figuring out how to work this thing...