Archive for June 2020
New ESGE/WEO cascade guideline
The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) has implemented a cascade methodology in a joint effort with the World Endoscopy Organization (WEO), aiming to adapt existing guidelines to make them applicable to resource-limited regions (including some African countries) [8]. Previously, two cascade guidelines have been published focusing on endoscopic management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding…
Read MoreNew ESGE Guideline online
Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2020 Hassan C., Antonelli G., Dumonceau J-M. et al. The updated 2020 ESGE Guideline on post-polypectomy surveillance is mainly based on long-term data on risks of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, rather than on the risk of metachronous advanced neoplasia which was the…
Read MoreNew position statement of ESGE Curricula Working Group
Curriculum for small-bowel capsule endoscopy and device-assisted enteroscopy training in Europe: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement Sidhu R., Chetcuti Zammit S., Baltes P. et al. This ESGE position statement comprehensively addresses, for the first time in Europe, a clear framework for the provision of training in both capsule endoscopy and device-assisted enteroscopy. It…
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