11 results
EGD Nail Removal in the Duodenum
6y M, Hx of 2.5" carpenter's Nail ingestion 3hrs. Very sharp
EGD Nail Removal ... Nail #Removal #Endoscopy ... #gastroenterology ... #retrieval #clinical ... #foreignbody
Timing of Endoscopy for Ingested Foreign Bodies
 - Emergent endoscopy
 - Urgent endoscopy
 - Nonurgent endoscopy

#Timing
Timing of Endoscopy ... #indications #Ingested ... ForeignBodies #foreignbody ... #gastroenterology ... #management
Choledochodudodenal Fistula on Endoscopy
Patient admitted with cholangitis, dilated CHD and IHBDs, remote cholecystectomy.  I found
Choledochodudodenal Fistula on Endoscopy ... was a bile duct injury ... Choledochodudodenal #Fistula #Endoscopy ... #EGD #gastroenterology ... #clinical
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Highly variable clinical ... pattern of liver injury ... Viral) Management ... - Strong indications ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
severe topical injury ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... #EGD #Indications ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) - Polyp Resection Techniques

Technique:
 • The polyp is then lifted by submucosal
Endoscopic Submucosal ... Indications: • ... @enrrikke #Endoscopic ... Polyp #Resection #Management ... #gastroenterology
Hot Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) - Polyp Resection Techniques

Technique:
The polyp is initially lifted by submucosal iniection
Hot Endoscopic Mucosal ... Indications: • ... of deep muscle injury ... Resection #EMR #Polyp #Management ... #gastroenterology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Chagas disease) Clinical ... Three clinical features ... , or endoscopic ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology
Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection (EFTR) - Polyp Resection Techniques
Technique:
 • Planned resection margins marked thermally. The full-thickness
Endoscopic Full-Thickness ... Indications: • ... suctioned, to avoid injury ... Polyp #Resection #Management ... #gastroenterology