Mark Hanscom

Lots of interesting HPB cases in this month's issue of @AGA_Gastro!

Here's a few key takeaways and learning points (spoilers!) 👇

Check out this month's issue of @AGA_CGH for an under recognized diagnosis w/ retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction 🔍

🔑 ⬆️ UES pressures lead to air entrapment, belching + chest pain

Diagnose w/ HRM + RDC with sparkling water

Treat w/ botox injection of the UES

A few personal favorites from the December issue of @AGA_Gastro 🧵

I've anecdotally seen some good outcomes with EUS-guided hepaticojejunostomy in patients with total gastrectomy, so it's nice to see other centers report the same in this month's @GIE_Journal

👉Technical success = 100%
👉Clinical success = 80%
👉Adverse events = 33%

Appreciated this article from @BilalMohammadMD (with commentary by @EndoscopyOthman ) on endoscopic internalization of PCTs.

1 thing I've been told is to consider manual instillation via syringe to better feel the pressure.

Well worth the short read for those of us who do it!