Sphincterotomy to prevent PEP after FCSEMS placement

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EBGI summary reviews the 2025 SPHINX study published in Gut on endoscopic sphincterotomy to prevent post-ERCP pancreatitis after self-expandable metal stent placement for distal malignant biliary obstruction.


IBD Surveillance Colonoscopy: to Spray or Not to Spray!

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EBGI summary discussed a RCT from the Netherlands that examines neoplasia detection rates in individuals with IBD without active inflammation who were scheduled for endoscopic surveillance randomized to HD white-light endoscopy with segmental reinspection, single-pass HD white-light endoscopy, or to HD chromoendoscopy.


Optimizing Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: Insights from the USMSTF Recommendations

Posted on April 16, 2025

High-quality colonoscopy is essential for evaluation of the colon, such as de-tecting and monitoring precancerous le-sions. Suboptimal bowel preparation decreases colonoscopy efficacy and is as-sociated with significant adenoma and advanced adenoma miss rates. This summary reviews the USMSTF recommendations on optimizing bowel preparation for colonoscopy.