Beneficial effects of endoscopic screening on gastric cancer and optimal screening interval: a population-based study

Wen-Qing Li, Xiang-Xiang Qin, Zhe-Xuan Li, Le-Hua Wang, Zong-Chao Liu, Xiao-Han Fan, Li-Hui Zhang, Yi Li, Xiu-Zhen Wu, Jun-Ling Ma, Yang Zhang, Lan-Fu Zhang, Ming Li, Tong Zhou, Jing-Ying Zhang, Jian-Xi Wang, Wei-Dong Liu, Wei-Cheng You, Kai-Feng Pan

The effectiveness of endoscopic screening on gastric cancer has not been widely investigated in China and the screening interval of repeated screening has not been determined.

Impact of transmural plastic stent on recurrence of pancreatic fluid collection after metal stent removal in disconnected pancreatic duct: a randomized controlled trial

Radhika Chavan, Zaheer Nabi, Sundeep Lakhtakia, Rajesh Gupta, Basha Jahangeer, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Aniruddha Pratap Singh, Arun Karyampudi, Raghavendra Yarlagadda, Mohan Ramchandani, Rakesh Kalapala, Nitin Jagtap, Manohar Reddy, Manu Tandan, Guduru Venkat Rao, Nageshwar D. Reddy

Disconnected pancreatic duct (DPD) after development of walled-off necrosis (WON) predisposes to recurrent (peri)pancreatic fluid collection (PFC). In this randomized controlled trial, the authors compared plastic stents with no plastic stent after removal of a large-caliber metal stent (LCMS) on incidence of recurrent PFCs in DPD.

Performance measures for colonoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease patients: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Quality Improvement Initiative

Evelien Dekker, Karlijn J. Nass, Marietta Iacucci, Alberto Murino, João Sabino, Marek Bugajski, Cristina Carretero, George Cortas, Edward J. Despott, James E. East, Michal F. Kaminski, John Gásdal Karstensen, Martin Keuchel, Mark Löwenberg, Ashraf Monged, Olga M. Nardone, Helmut Neumann, Mahmoud M. Omar, Maria Pellisé, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Matthew D. Rutter, Raf Bisschops

The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) presents a short list of performance measures for colonoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. Current performance measures for colonoscopy mainly focus on detecting (pre)malignant lesions. However, these performance measures are not relevant for all colonoscopy indications in IBD patients. Therefore, the autors' aim was to provide endoscopy services across Europe and other interested countries with a tool for quality monitoring and improvement in IBD colonoscopy. Eight key performance measures and one minor performance measure were recommended for measurement and evaluation in daily endoscopy practice.