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Abdominal X-Ray Signs by Dr. Robert Mariasi

🩸 Pseudocirrhosis in Osler Weber Rendu In Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) arteriovenous shunts alter blood flow leading to portal hypertension and nodular regeneration of the liver, thus mimicking cirrhosis. 📖 Good read: Harwin et al. J Clin Med 2020

Esophageal Tear in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Source: Mönkemüller, Perforation Alicante 2026.

Injection-assisted resection - submucosal cushion

An elderly lady with obscure occult gastrointestinal bleeding could not swallow the capsule endoscope (CE) (PillCam) (Figure 1A). Read the full case: thepracticingendoscopist.com/p/how-to-deplo…

The Five Ds of Glucagonoma

Colon perforations - Smaller perforations can be easily closed with a clips. - Tip: always use one more clip than you think is needed.

Rectal Polyp - Diagnosis?

Seven-minute endoscopies detect significantly more precancerous and cancerous lesions than quick procedures. Slow endoscopy outperforms rushing.

A 50-year-old patient with a history of cirrhosis due to ethanol use presented to the emergency room with hematemesis and melena for one day. Read the full case: thepracticingendoscopist.com/p/esophageal-v…

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Systematic biopsies using the Sydney protocol are superior to endoscopy alone for diagnosing gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia. No magnification required.

The Palisade Vessels What are the Palisade Veins? The palisade vessels are tiny capillaries (or veins) located in the distal submucosa of the esophagus and are quite important to distinguish esophagus from stomach. Wherea

ERCP Billroth II Sphincterotomy Clip And here I show you one of our patients where we are going to do a free-handed sphincterotomy, calculating on how we could do it. We swing the papillotome

Sydney protocol systematic biopsies are proven superior to endoscopy alone for diagnosing gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia. No magnification needed.

The Bump Trick for Hemostasis (and Closure of Mucosal Defects) Read the full case: thepracticingendoscopist.com/p/bump-trick

Water immersion or assisted technique for colonoscopy (WAC) insertion has been noted to help reduce pain and occasionally makes difficult colonoscopies somewhat easier by straightening out the colon and reducing angulations (1, 2). Read the full case: thepracticingendoscopist.com/p/water-assist…

How do PPIs Induce Hypomagnesemia? - Whereas passive paracellular Mg2+ absorption remains intact, the active transport via TRPM6/7 channels is disrupted. - It appears that a PPI-induced decrease in intestine luminal pH of 0.5 (a 3.5-fo

Portal vein thrombosis anticoagulation decreases mortality at the expense of increasing bleeding

750,000 of 1 million gastric cancers occur in Japan, Korea, China. The remaining world has 0.02% lifetime risk, not the 0.8% cited in most literature. Math matters for counseling.