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Latest Advances and Clinical Applications of Endoscopic Technology

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2025) | Viewed by 663

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Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Forlì-Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, Forlì, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
Interests: interventional endoscopy; EUS; ERCP; interventional EUS; biliopancreatic diseases; pancreatic cancer; cholangiocarcinoma
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Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Ospedale Morgagni-Pierantoni, Forlì-Ospedale M. Bufalini, Cesena-AUSL, 47521 Forlì, Romagna, Italy
Interests: interventional endoscopy; ESD; EMR; microbiota; colorectal cancer; gastric cancer

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

New technologies and devices are proposed every day in the field of diagnostic and therapeutic digestive endoscopy. In the former, artificial intelligence software and HD instruments provide increasingly accurate and real-time diagnosis. In the therapeutic approach, innovative techniques and devices are introduced to obtain the best therapeutic response by reducing the limitations and risks of the usual procedures. This applies, for example, to traction techniques and devices that facilitate advanced resections as well as dedicated accessories for advanced therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures. Innovation must always be aimed at ensuring better clinical outcomes.

Therefore, we are proposing a Special Issue entitled “Latest Advances and Clinical Applications of Endoscopic Technology” dedicated to the most recent research on endoscopic technology.

It is our pleasure to invite you to contribute this Special Issue with original contributions, systematic reviews and pilot studies on endoscopic technology and the most recent advances in endoscopy, such as in diagnostic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, endoscopic resection of neoplastic lesions, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), cholangioscopy and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP).

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Cecilia Binda
Dr. Giulia Gibiino
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • interventional endoscopy
  • EUS
  • ERCP
  • ESD
  • artificial intelligence
  • bariatric endoscopy
  • third space endoscopy
  • therapeutic endoscopy

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Endoscopic Use of N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate in Refractory Pancreatic Duct Leak and Cystic Duct Leak: Is It Really a Last Resort?
by Mario Gagliardi, Carlo Soldaini, Mariano Sica, Carmela Abbatiello, Michele Fusco, Federica Fimiano, Giuseppina Pontillo, Elio Donnarumma, Alessandro Puzziello and Claudio Zulli
J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14(10), 3362; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103362 - 12 May 2025
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Background/Objectives: The management of refractory pancreatic duct (PD) and cystic duct leaks may represent an endoscopic challenge. Standard endoscopic therapy involves pancreatic/biliary sphincterotomy and stenting during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). After conservative (fasting, parenteral nutrition, and use of somatostatin analogs) or conventional [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: The management of refractory pancreatic duct (PD) and cystic duct leaks may represent an endoscopic challenge. Standard endoscopic therapy involves pancreatic/biliary sphincterotomy and stenting during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). After conservative (fasting, parenteral nutrition, and use of somatostatin analogs) or conventional endoscopic treatments fail, a surgical approach is usually required, leading to higher mortality due to several technical complications. Previous evidence of the endoscopic use of N-butyl-2-cyanoacylate (NBCA) for treating pancreaticobiliary leaks is reported, although the evidence is scarce. Methods: Six patients with pancreaticobiliary leaks (three IT pancreatic leaks and three Class A sec. Strasberg post-cholecystectomy biliary leaks) refractory to previous treatment were treated with the endoscopic topical application of NBCA. All our patients gave informed consent. The procedures were all performed between December 2017 and February 2025 at a tertiary referral center for biliopancreatic endoscopy. Results: Therapeutic success, as shown both endoscopically and radiologically, was 100%, and no procedural complication was reported. In one patient with biliary leak, standard cannulation of the cystic duct stump with the guidewire was unsuccessful, requiring a peroral cholangioscopy (SpyGlass System DSII) to directly visualize the leakage site, allowing a precise closure of the wall defect with NBCA. Conclusions: NBCA injection could represent a safe and effective endoscopic option in refractory PD of the tail of the pancreas and cystic duct leaks. Larger and further studies are necessary to confirm these results. Full article
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