Description The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute
Clinical Practice Update is to review the available evidence and best practice advice …

Objective To compare patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) with constant pain patterns to
patients with CP with intermittent pain patterns. Methods This was a prospective cohort study …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Propofol is an effective sedative in advanced endoscopy. However,
the incidence of sedation-related complications is unclear. We sought to define the …

Importance Endoscopic placement of multiple plastic stents in parallel is the first-line
treatment for most benign biliary strictures; it is possible that fully covered, self-expandable …

Objective Evaluate safety and efficacy of the pose™ procedure for obesity treatment.
Methods Subjects with Class I to II obesity were randomized (2: 1) to receive active or sham …

Background and Aims Transmural drainage with double-pigtail plastic stents (DPPSs) was
the mainstay of endoscopic therapy for symptomatic peripancreatic fluid collections (PPFCs) …

BACKGROUND: There are conflicting data on the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP)
related to self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs). OBJECTIVE: To compare rates of PEP in …

BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the safety of anesthesia-assisted endoscopy by
using propofol-mediated sedation in obese individuals undergoing advanced endoscopic …

Background A number of assessment tools for colonoscopy have been developed in past
years: the Direct Observation of Procedural Skills used by the Joint Advisory Group for …

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is commonly performed for
biliary obstruction resulting from both malignant and benign etiologies. A therapeutic …