Quick reminder that for small (<1cm) rectal NETs, endoscopic resection and surveillance is all that's required per @NCCN guidelines. (Personally, I find EUS useful for resection planning).
I still see many referred pts undergoing unnecessary CT, PET scans etc = ⬆️cost ⬆️anxiety
🔥🆕Just published! STAndardization of Reports (the STAR project) Upper GI endoscopy: ESGE Quality Improvement Initiative
🔗 https://t.co/FlRWKAOjxC
Thank you @endoscopyjrnl and all authors!
Local Post-Procedural Cryoprevention Significantly Reduces the Incidence of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis
Azuma, et al.
📕 https://t.co/54OsuWYkuI
@MLongMD@JasmohanBajaj
Before and After. Just 8 weeks.
Nope, not lymphoma.
THIS is non-small cell lung cancer.
THIS is why molecular profiling matters.
THIS is why targeted therapy changes lives.
Shield colorectal blood test for colon cancer
1. Pretty AMAZING there is a blood test for cancer
2. Misses 20% of cancer
3. GREAT for advanced cancer, which are, unfortunately, the ones we cannot do anything about
HOWEVER, at $1,500 a test, I would NEVER , NEVER , NEVER do this test if colonoscopy can be done. If it is positive, you still need to do colonoscopy,
It misses MANY cancers and still needs a scope if positive.