Endoscopy & Interventional GI

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Endoscopy & Interventional GI

Advanced endoscopy, ERCP, EUS and third-space procedures.

Third-space endoscopy has matured into a discipline of its own, with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) increasingly preferred over EMR for high-risk early GI neoplasia and POEM established as a durable achalasia therapy. EndoFLIP impedance planimetry now guides both diagnosis and intra-procedural calibration. ERCP advances include digital cholangioscopy with electrohydraulic and laser lithotripsy for difficult stones, lumen-apposing metal stents for walled-off necrosis and gallbladder drainage, and EUS-guided gastroenterostomy. Bariatric endoscopy — endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and intragastric balloons — is examined alongside GLP-1 perioperative aspiration risk and ASA guidance.

Focus areas
  • ESD vs EMR for early gastric, esophageal and colorectal neoplasia
  • POEM and EndoFLIP-guided achalasia management
  • Cholangioscopy with electrohydraulic and laser lithotripsy
  • EUS-guided gastroenterostomy and lumen-apposing metal stents
  • Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and intragastric balloons
  • GLP-1 receptor agonists and perioperative aspiration (ASA guidance)
  • AI-assisted polyp detection and characterization (CADe/CADx)