Activities of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Committee by Jonathan Love

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Time to Endoscopy and Outcomes in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Nitin Sarin, Neerav Monga, Paul C Adams

“…The present retrospective review of endoscopies performed at a large teaching hospital assessed the timing of endoscopy with respect to the morbidity and mortality of UGIB.…”
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Capsule Endoscopy in the Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease by Federico Argüelles-Arias, Juan Rodríguez-Oballe, Calixto Duarte-Chang, Luisa Castro-Laria, Josefa María García-Montes, Ángel Caunedo-Álvarez, Juan Manuel Herrerías-Gutiérrez

“…CE is undoubtedly a very useful diagnostic tool proposed to observe small-bowel lesions undetectable by conventional endoscopy or radiologic studies. We review different studies that have been published reporting the use of CE in suspected and evaluation of the extension or the recurrence in CD and also its use in pediatric population and its complications.…”
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Capsule endoscopy: New Technology That is Here to Stay by Robert Enns

“…Capsule endoscopy (CE) has recently been approved as a new technique for the examination of the small intestine. …”
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Variation in Physician Reimbursement for Endoscopy across Canada by Lee S Roth, Paul C Adams

“…BACKGROUND: Endoscopy accounts for a significant proportion of income for physicians practicing gastroenterology. …”
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The application of magnifying endoscopy in the diagnosis of cervical lesions by Qing Li, Jue Wang, Tao Sun, Hongwei Zhang, Limei Chen, Qing Wang, Long Sui, Keqin Hua

Subjects: “…Magnifying endoscopy…”
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Proceedings of the Fourth International Course on Therapeutic Endoscopy by Norman E Marcon, Gregory Haber, Paul Kortan, Gabor Kandel

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Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract by Masaki Endo, Yukito Abiko, Syuhei Oana, Norihiko Kudara, Takashi Kosaka, Toshimi Chiba, Yasuhiro Takikawa, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Tamotsu Sugai

“…In recent years, many imaging modalities have become available, such as CT enterography, MR enterography, capsule endoscopy (CE), and double-balloon endoscopy (DBE). …”
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Swallowable Wireless Capsule Endoscopy: Progress and Technical Challenges by Guobing Pan, Litong Wang

“…Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) offers a feasible noninvasive way to detect the whole gastrointestinal (GI) tract and revolutionizes the diagnosis technology. …”
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The Effect of Propofol on Chronic Headaches in Patients Undergoing Endoscopy by David Giampetro, Victor Ruiz-Velasco, Ashlee Pruett, Matthew Wicklund, Robert Knipe

“…We employed a nonrandomized, prospective observational study that recruited patients with chronic headaches who received propofol from an outpatient endoscopy center for either upper or lower endoscopies. …”
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Modern potential of preparation of intestine to endoscopy in pediatric practice by S. I. Erdes, N. M. Leonevskaya, M. M. Lokhmatov, M. A. Ratnikova, T. N. Budkina

“…Study inclusion criterion was the necessity of preparation of intestine before endoscopy. Exclusion criteria were: incomplete/complete ileus, megacolon (congenital/acquired), acute inflammatory diseases and disorder of large intestine integrity, renal/ heart failure. …”
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The Utility of Endoscopic Biopsies in Patients with Normal Upper Endoscopy by Anouar Teriaky, Abdullah AlNasser, Carolyn McLean, James Gregor, Brian Yan

“…Background and Aims. Upper endoscopy is a valuable tool in the workup of gastrointestinal (GI) complaints. …”
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Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Implantable Electromedical Devices is Safe by Lucinda A. Harris, Stephanie L. Hansel, Elizabeth Rajan, Komandoor Srivathsan, Robert Rea, Michael D. Crowell, David E. Fleischer, Shabana F. Pasha, Suryakanth R. Gurudu, Russell I. Heigh, Arthur D. Shiff, Janice K. Post, Jonathan A. Leighton

“…The presence of an implantable electromechanical cardiac device (IED) has long been considered a relative contraindication to the performance of video capsule endoscopy (CE). The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of CE in patients with IEDs. …”
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Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Aaron C. Lin, Peter J. Koltai

“…Identifying these areas in the past has been problematic, and therefore, therapy for OSA in children who have failed adenotonsillectomy has often been unsatisfactory. Sleep endoscopy is a technique that can enable the surgeon to determine the level of obstruction in a sleeping child with OSA. …”
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Capsule Endoscopy: Specifics for Enhanced Performance – Part II by Robert Enns

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Flexor Digitorum Accessorius Longus: Importance of Posterior Ankle Endoscopy by Jorge Pablo Batista, Jorge Javier del Vecchio, Pau Golanó, Jordi Vega

“…Endoscopy for the posterior region of the ankle through two portals is becoming more widespread for the treatment of a large number of conditions which used to be treated with open surgery years ago. …”
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Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy: A Canadian Experience in Daily Practice by Sarah Cho, Naveen Arya, Katherine Swan, Maria Cirocco, Gabor Kandel, Paul Kortan, Norman Marcon

“…Transnasal endoscopy has advantages such as no sedation and less patient monitoring, nursing time and expenses than conventional per oral EGD.…”
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Development of therapeutic digestive endoscopy robots: a narrative review by Yaxian Kuai, Jing Li, Zhaoyi Chen, Bin Sun, Xu Wang, Derun Kong

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Who Would I Consider for Capsule Endoscopy? – Part I by Robert Enns

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Saliency-Based Bleeding Localization for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Diagnosis by Hongda Chen, Shaoze Wang, Yong Ding, Dahong Qian

“…Stomach bleeding is a kind of gastrointestinal disease which can be diagnosed noninvasively by wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE). However, it requires much time for physicians to scan large amount of WCE images. …”
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