Effect of Covid on Endoscopy and more Endoscopy news

Today we are reviewing 15 recent endoscopy publications ranging from the effect of Covid on our endoscopy service and training, a Delphi review of water immersion vs exchange, AI and scoring colitis, adrenaline and pancreatitis.  We are asking if gastric GIST’s are not better removed laparoscopically after all. Finally, a reminder about the new WHO criteria for the diagnosis of SSPS.

1. Rutter M. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK endoscopic activity and cancer detection: a National Endoscopy Database Analysis. GUT 2020, July 20 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2020-322179 )
2. Lantinga MA. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal endoscopy in the Netherlands: analysis of a prospective endoscopy database. Endoscopy 2020, Oct 20
3. Clarke K. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Training: Global Perceptions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellows in the USA. Digestive Diseases & Sciences.  2020 Oct 19
4. Sonnenberg A. Digestive Diseases & Sciences. 2020 Oct 21 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06661-0)
5. Maclean W. Adoption of Faecal Immunochemical Testing for two-week wait colorectal patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational cohort study reporting a new service at a regional centre. Colorectal Disease. 2020 Oct 17
6. McSorley ST. Yield of colorectal cancer at colonoscopy according to faecal haemoglobin concentration in symptomatic patients referred from primary care. Colorectal Disease.  2020 Oct 16
7. Pin-Vieito N. Risk of gastrointestinal cancer in a symptomatic cohort after a complete colonoscopy: Role of faecal immunochemical test. World Journal of Gastroenterology 2020 26(1):70-85, 2020
8. Ebigbo A. Cost-effectiveness analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection-prevention strategies including pre-endoscopic virus testing and use of high-risk personal protective equipment.. Endoscopy.  2020 Oct 20
9. Cadoni S. Water-assisted colonoscopy: an international modified Delphi review on definitions and practice recommendations. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2020 Oct 15.
10. Bhambhvani HP. Deep learning enabled classification of Mayo endoscopic subscore in patients with ulcerative colitis. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.  2020 Oct 16
11. Luo H. Rectal Indomethacin and Spraying of Duodenal Papilla with Epinephrine Increases Risk of Pancreatitis Following Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 17(8):1597-1606.e5, 2019 07
12. Dong X. Laparoscopic resection is better than endoscopic dissection for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor between 2 and 5 cm in size: a case-matched study in a gastrointestinal center. Surgical Endoscopy. 34(11):5098-5106, 2020 Nov
13. Ezaz G. Association Between Endoscopist Personality and Rate of Adenoma Detection. Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 17(8):1571-1579.e7, 2019 07
14. Lee JY. Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Consumption and Sessile Serrated Polyps in Subjects 30 to 49 Years Old. Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 17(8):1551-1560.e1, 2019 07
15. Dekker E. Update on the World Health Organization Criteria for Diagnosis of Serrated Polyposis Syndrome. Gastroenterology 2020, January 23 (https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2019.11.310)