DOI: 10.1055/s-00000012

Endoscopy

Issue 04 · Volume 39 · April 2007 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-6093

Original article

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Bories, E.; Pesenti, C.; Caillol, F.; Lopes, C.; Giovannini, M.: Transgastric endoscopic ultrasonography-guided biliary drainage: results of a pilot study
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Will, U.; Thieme, A.; Fueldner, F.; Gerlach, R.; Wanzar, I.; Meyer, F.: Treatment of biliary obstruction in selected patients by endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided transluminal biliary drainage
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Polkowski, M.; Regula, J.; Tilszer, A.; Butruk, E.: Endoscopic ultrasound versus endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for patients with intermediate probability of bile duct stones: a randomized trial comparing two management strategies
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Kjaer, D. W.; Kruse, A.; Funch-Jensen, P.: Endoscopic gallbladder drainage of patients with acute cholecystitis
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Assenat, E.; Thézenas, S.; Samalin, E.; Bibeau, F.; Portales, F.; Azria, D.; Quenet, F.; Rouanet, P.; Aubert, B. Saint; Senesse, P.: The value of endoscopic rectal ultrasound in predicting the lateral clearance and outcome in patients with lower-third rectal adenocarcinoma
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Imperiali, G.; Minoli, G.; Meucci, G. M.; Spinzi, G.; Strocchi, E.; Terruzzi, V.; Radaelli, F.: Effectiveness of a continuous quality improvement program on colonoscopy practice
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Kahaleh, M.; Brock, A.; Conaway, M. R.; Shami, V. M.; Dumonceau, J. M.; Northup, P. G.; Tokar, J.; Rich, T. A.; Adams, R. B.; Yeaton, P.: Covered self-expandable metal stents in pancreatic malignancy regardless of resectability: a new concept validated by a decision analysis
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van Vliet, E. P. M.; Eijkemans, M. J. C.; Kuipers, E. J.; Poley, J. W.; Steyerberg, E. W.; Siersema, P. D.: Publication bias does not play a role in the reporting of the results of endoscopic ultrasound staging of upper gastrointestinal cancers
Additional material
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Figueiredo, F. A. F.; da Costa, M. C.; Pelosi, A. D.; Martins, R. N.; Machado, L.; Francioni, E.: Predicting outcomes and complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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Müller, S.; Pühl, S.; Vieth, M.; Stolte, M.: Analysis of symptoms and endoscopic findings in 117 patients with histological diagnoses of eosinophilic esophagitis
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Meining, A.; Semmler, V.; Kassem, A. M.; Sander, R.; Frankenberger, U.; Burzin, M.; Reichenberger, J.; Bajbouj, M.; Prinz, C.; Schmid, R. M.: The effect of sedation on the quality of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: an investigator-blinded, randomized study comparing propofol with midazolam
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Goetz, M.; Fottner, C.; Schirrmacher, E.; Delaney, P.; Gregor, S.; Schneider, C.; Strand, D.; Kanzler, S.; Memadathil, B.; Weyand, E.; Holtmann, M.; Schirrmacher, R.; Weber, M. M.; Anlauf, M.; Klöppel, G.; Vieth, M.; Galle, P. R.; Bartenstein, P.; Neurath, M. F.; Kiesslich, R.: In-vivo confocal real-time mini-microscopy in animal models of human inflammatory and neoplastic diseases

Correction

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Lewis, B. S.; Eisen, G. M.; Friedman, S.: A Pooled Analysis to Evaluate Results of Capsule Endoscopy Trials

Editorial

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da Silveira, E. B.; Barkun, A. N.: EUS-first versus ERC-first for patients with intermediate probability of bile duct stones: is one strategy superior to the other?
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Izbicki, J. R.; Strate, T.: Management of acute cholecystitis and the surgeon’s dilemma: the gun shoots both directions

Expert approach

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Postgate, A.; Saunders, B.; Tjandra, J.; Vargo, J.: Argon plasma coagulation in chronic radiation proctitis

Case report

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Deinert, K.; Kiesslich, R.; Vieth, M.; Neurath, M. F.; Neuhaus, H.: In-vivo microvascular imaging of early squamous-cell cancer of the esophagus by confocal laser endomicroscopy
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Meroni, E.; Gatteschi, B.; Fasoli, A.; Munizzi, F.; Frascio, F.; Pugliese, V.; Truini, M.: Detection of tissue abnormalities in normal mucosa surrounding colorectal cancer using an endocytoscopy system

Letters to the editor

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Lin, H.-J.: Can the triclip be successfully applied in clinical practice?
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Maiss, J.; Zopf, Y.; Schwab, D.: The triclip - more research is mandatory: reply to Dr. Lin
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Krag, A.; Adamsen, S.; Bendtsen, F.: Endoscopic treatment of bleeding esophageal varices
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Triantos, C. K.; Goulis, J.; Patch, D.; Papatheodoridis, G. V.; Leandro, G.; Samonakis, D.; Cholongitas, E.; Burroughs, A. K.: Reply to Dr. Krag et al.
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Mezzi, G.; Arcidiacono, P. G.; Carrara, S.; Boemo, C.; Testoni, P. A.: Elastosonography in malignant rectal disease: preliminary data
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Hookey, L. C.; Bories, E.; Pesenti, C.; Giovannini, M.: Reply to G. Mezzi et al.
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Lucendo, A. J.; De Rezende, L.: Endoscopic dilation in eosinophilic esophagitis: a treatment strategy associated with a high risk of perforation
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Eisenbach, C.; Merle, U.; Schirmacher, P.; Hansmann, J.; Stiehl, A.; Stremmel, W.; Kulaksiz, H.: Reply to A. J. Lucendo, D. De Rezende
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Murugesan, S. V.; Babbs, C.: Early endoscopic sphincterotomy in acute cholecystitis in elderly patients with high surgical risk
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Vracko, J.; Wiechel, K.-L.: Reply to S. V. Murugesan, C. B. Babbs

Newsletter

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ESGE Newsletter

Commentaires

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Commentaire de travail de M. Polkowski et al., pp. 296
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Commentaire de travail de D. Kjaer et al., pp. 304
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Commentaire de travail de E. Assenat et al., pp. 309
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Commentaire de travail de G. Imperiali et al., pp. 314
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Commentaire de travail de M. Kahaleh et al., pp. 319
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Commentaire de travail de P. M. van Vliet et al., pp. 325
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Commentaire de travail de F. A. F. FigueiredoR et al., pp. 333
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Commentaire de travail de A. Meining et al., pp. 345
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Commentaire de travail de S. Müller et al., pp. 339