Domenico Farina

BACKGROUND: Video analysis has emerged as a potentially strategy for performance assessment of specialized techniques where local expertise and mentorship are limited…

Concomitant esophageal dysmotility can be present in up to 2/3 of patients with EoE and GERD. Esophageal dysmotility contribute to symptoms in these patients and can be a reason for a suboptimal response to therapy…

BACKGROUND: Novel treatment options for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are needed. Previous studies have assessed mepolizumab (mepo), a monoclonal antibody against IL-5, with mixed results in EoE, and the efficacy of mepo in an adult and adolescent population has yet to be fully examined…

Despite high success rates of per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in treatment of achalasia, many patients continue to experience symptoms. Utilization of functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) during POEM has allowed for real-time assessment of myotomy adequacy…