AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Response to Zhou
Yamazaki H, Heni M, Wagner R and Huang BZ
A PRAGMATIC MANAGEMENT APPROACH FOR METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION ASSOCIATED STEATOSIS AND STEATOHEPATITIS
Shah N and Sanyal AJ
Challenges in Expanding Structured Chronic Hepatitis B Surveillance Programs
Lv J
Gastritis: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management
Fansiwala K, Lewis MS and Pisegna JR
Optical Diagnosis in the Era or Artificial Intelligence
Djinbachian R, Rex DK and von Renteln D
The development of new image enhancement modalities and improved endoscopic imaging quality have not led to increased adoption of resect-and-discard in routine practice. Studies have shown that endoscopists have the capacity to achieve quality thresholds to perform optical diagnosis, however, this has not led to acceptance of optical diagnosis as a replacement for pathology for diminutive (1-5mm) polyps. In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Computer Assisted Characterisation (CADx) of diminutive polyps has recently emerged as a strategy that could potentially represent a breakthrough technology to enable widespread adoption of resect-and-discard. Recent evidence suggests that pathology-based diagnosis is suboptimal, as polyp non-retrieval, fragmentation, sectioning errors, incorrect diagnosis as 'normal mucosa', and inter-pathologist variability limit the efficacy of pathology for the diagnosis of 1-5mm polyps. New paradigms in performing polyp diagnosis with or without AI have emerged to compete with pathology in terms of efficacy. Strategies, such as Autonomous AI, AI-assisted human diagnosis, AI-unassisted human diagnosis, and combined strategies have been proposed as potential paradigms for resect-and-discard, although further research is still required to determine the optimal strategy. Implementation studies with high patient acceptance, where polyps are truly being discarded without histologic diagnosis are paving the way towards normalizing resect-and-discard in routine clinical practice. Ultimately the largest challenges for CADx remain liability perceptions from endoscopists. The potential benefits of AI-based resect-and-discard are many, with very little potential harm. Real world implementation studies are therefore required to pave the way for the acceptability of such strategies in routine practice.
Calendar of Courses, Symposiums and Conferences
Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Clinically Significant Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Bleeding: A Contemporary Multicenter Study
Bishay K, Ruan Y, Barkun AN, Chen YI, Singh A, Hookey L, Arya N, Calo NC, Grover SC, Siersema PD, Thosani N, Darvish-Kazem S, Siegal D, Bass S, Cole M, Lei Y, Li S, Mohamed R, Turbide C, Chau M, Howarth M, Cartwright S, Koury HF, Nashad T, Meng ZW, Tepox-Padrón A, Kayal A, González-Moreno E, Brenner DR, Smith ZL, Keswani RN, Elmunzer BJ, Wani S, Bridges RJ, Hilsden RJ, Heitman SJ and Forbes N
Clinically significant post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) bleeding (CSPEB) is common. Contemporary estimates of risk are lacking. We aimed to identify risk factors of and outcomes after CSPEB.
Older Adults with Celiac Disease Are At Increased Risk of Frailty:A Nationwide Cohort Study
Zylberberg HM, Lebwohl B, Söderling J, Kochar B, Jylhävä J, Green PHR and Ludvigsson JF
Celiac disease (CeD) is increasingly diagnosed in older adults, though few studies have explored complications in this group. As frailty confers increased risk for adverse events, we aimed to explore frailty in older adults with CeD.
Reply to Prakash and Sethi
Vanderschueren E and Laleman W
Guidelines in Practice: Management of Acute Pancreatitis
Marino D, Saini J and Tenner S
Perforation of sigmoid colon by trans-anal decompression tube successfully treated using Over-The-Scope Clip system
Kazumori H and Fukuda K
Developing the ACG Leadership Pipeline: Impact of the ACG Institute Leadership Programs 2018-2023
Abraham NS and Phillips M
Response to Wei-Zhen Tang et al
Dragoni G, Innocenti T and Caprioli F
The Minimally Invasive 1-Hr Esophageal String Test (EST) Monitors Therapeutic Changes in Mucosal Inflammation in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Ackerman SJ, Kagalwalla AF, Pan Z, Wechsler J, Keeley K, Gonsalves N, Hirano I, Zalewski A, Menard-Katcher P, Menard-Katcher C, Gupta SK, Chauhan N, Grozdanovic M, Atkins D, Nguyen N and Furuta GT
Endoscopy, standard-of-care for monitoring Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), assesses mucosal inflammation. The Esophageal String Test (EST®), a minimally invasive swallowed capsule and immunoassays, quantifies EoE inflammation. We determined whether the EST/EoEScore can monitor disease in patients undergoing treatment.
The Underlying Causes of Secondary Bile Acid Diarrhea May Confound Cancer Risk
Borup C, Nyboe Andersen N, Wildt S, Iversen AT, Juul Poulsen G, Jess T and Munck LK
Comparison of the Bristol Stool Scale and modified version for children: Use by providers vs children: BSFS vs mBSFS-C
Orozco J, Self MM, Grisales S, Chumpitazi BP, Czyzewski DI, McMullen MS, Berger R, Gonzalez CA, Cunha AL and Shulman RJ
Accurate report of stool form is essential to diagnosis and assessment of treatment response. The modified Bristol Stool Form Scale for Children ( mBSFS-C ) classifies stool form into 5 types and is reliable and valid. However, a direct comparison of provider's and children's ratings using the mBSFS-C vs the traditional Bristol Stool Form Scale ( BSFS ) that uses 7 stool form types has not been done.
Albumin for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Care Variation, Disparities and Outcomes
Serper M, Pulaski ME, Zhang S, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE and Mahmud N
Intravenous albumin reduces mortality in SBP. We sought to characterize albumin use for SBP over time and investigate patient and hospital-level factors associated with use.
Disparities, Trends, and Predictions to 2040 in Gastrointestinal Cancer Incidence, Mortality in the USA
Huang Y, Huang H, Wei T, Zhang A, Zhang H, Zhang Z, Xu Y, Wang R, Wan N, Li X, Li J, Li Y and Li F
and Importance: Growing gastrointestinal cancers in the U.S. necessitate further research due to substantial healthcare and economic impacts. This study aims to analyze trends and future projections for five major gastrointestinal cancers (colorectal, pancreatic, liver, stomach, and esophageal).
Preliminary results from a multicenter, randomized trial using fecal microbial transplantation to induce remission in patients with mild to moderate Crohn's disease
Kao D, Wong K, Jijon H, Moayyedi P, Franz R, McDougall C, Hotte N, Panaccione R, Semlacher E, Kroeker KI, Peerani F, MacDonald KV, Xu H, Narula N, Turbide C, Marshall DA and Madsen KL
Fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) has shown promise at inducing remission in ulcerative colitis. This study is the first of its kind to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FMT at inducing remission in Crohn's disease (CD).
Family History of Colorectal Cancer and the Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Gao K, Jin H, Yang Y, Li J, He Y, Zhou R, Zhang W, Gao X, Yang Z, Tang M, Wang J, Ye D, Chen K and Jin M
Although there is enough pooled evidence supporting the positive association between family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) in first-degree relatives (FDRs) and the risk of CRC, synthesized data on its association with the risk of other colorectal neoplasia are lacking. Therefore, we aimed to systematically assess this issue.
Analysis of "Long-Term Outcomes of Additional Surgery After Endoscopic Resection Versus Primary Surgery for T1 Colorectal Cancer"
Yang Y, Li Y, Wang Y, Song Z and Li J