Bret Petersen

Two main reasons for a failed EUS- guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HG) are, inability to access the bile ducts due to non-dilated intrahepatic ducts (IHD), and failure of tract dilation due to cirrhosis/ductal scarring or stent passage from misaligned vector forces…

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BACKGROUND: There is a lack of data on training benchmarks to define competence in colorectal EMR (C-EMR) among advanced endoscopy trainees (AETs). Previous pilot data from our group demonstrated a relatively low proportion of AETs achieve competence on key cognitive and technical aspects of C-EMR…

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic Snare Papillectomy (ESP) is a minimally invasive option for the management of noninvasive ampullary adenomas…

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Minimal prospective data are available on intraoperative pancreatoscopy (IOP) for the diagnostic work-up of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN)…

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Background: Several studies have demonstrated targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) of biliary brushings and/or biopsy specimens can improve the identification of neoplastic bile duct strictures…

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INTRODUCTION: Standard brush cytology has poor sensitivity for detecting malignancy in biliary strictures. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has been reported as a useful adjunctive test in evaluation of biliary strictures…

INTRODUCTION: Clinicians struggle with classifying biliary tract strictures as being benign or malignant due to inadequate sampling techniques. Current sampling modalities include brush cytology (BC) and forceps biopsy (FB), which have poor sensitivity for identifying malignancy…