Daniel Von Renteln

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Despite extensive cleaning and disinfection protocols, 5-15% of ready-to-use duodenoscopes are still contaminated with high concern (HC) microorganisms such as _Klebsiella pneumoniae_, _Escherichia coli_ and _Pseudomonas aeruginosa_…

Resection of colorectal polyps has been shown to decrease the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer…

Endoscopic myotomy (POEM) was shown equally effective as laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) in patients with achalasia at two years in a multicenter randomized trial. Postprocedural reflux esophagitis and treatment with acid inhibitors were more frequent after POEM…

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence-based optical diagnosis systems (CADx) have been developed to allow pathology prediction of colorectal polyps during colonoscopies. However, CADx systems have not yet been validated for autonomous performance…

BACKGROUND: Despite improvements in technique, severe adverse events (SAE), including post-procedure bleeding, remain a major concern following endoscopic resection of large colorectal polyps…