Nikhil Thiruvengadam

BACKGROUND: Sound evidence support the effectiveness of the transoral outlet reduction (TORe) with full-thickness endoscopic suturing (FTS) or argon plasma coagulation (APC) alone to address post-RYGB weight regain…

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: 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…

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…

BACKGROUND: As outlined by the Kyoto guidelines, targeted DNA-based NGS of pancreatic cyst fluid (PCF) is an important adjunct to the evaluation of pancreatic cyst patients…