When to take biopsies and when not to in an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to @BritSocGastro
Do you still biopsy subepithelial lesions?
And do you biopsy L.A. grade C/D esophagitis?
doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2025-103316
The recommendations are summarized right here 👇
Calling all ERCP endoscopists! Check out this paper on the use of Needle knife fistulotomy (NKF) in the setting of difficult cannulation, published in the journal.
✅ NKF is an effective method for achieving biliary cannulation in difficult cases on initial attempt (88.5%) and repeat attempt (92.7%), with low risks of pancreatitis (2.4%), bleeding (0.3%) and perforation (0.3%).
📈 Factors associated with higher success and lower complications included ERCP performed for stone disease and Haraldsson type 3 papillae.
⚠️ NKF should be considered early in ERCP where there is difficulty in achieving biliary cannulation, especially where there are favourable characteristics.
https://t.co/JAK9qBCr8S
With thanks to the authors: Wai Liam Lam (@bluewailiam), Michael Ding, Chia Chuin Yau, Roderik Prawiradiradja and Srisha Hebbar (@Srisha_Hebbar).
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Gastric cancer rates in the U.S. are 2-13x higher in certain non-White & immigrant populations — yet most cases are caught too late.
The latest @AmCollegeGastro guideline focuses on managing gastric premalignant conditions to change that.
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Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is best classified according to the primary, anatomic subtype as intrahepatic CCA (iCCA), perihilar CCA (pCCA) and distal CCA (dCCA).
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pCCA is localized between the second-order bile ducts and the insertion of the cystic duct into the common bile duct.
dCCA is confined to the common bile duct below the cystic duct insertion.
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Understanding the anatomy of the ampulla is key to successful cannulation.
The ideal position for cannulation is in the upper third of the endoscopic view and in