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Tang D, El Menabawey T, Ewing I. Incidental radiological finding of pentastomiasis. BMJ Case Rep 2023; 16:e258033. [PMID: 38110343 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Danielle Tang
- Gastroenterology, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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El Menabawey T, McCrudden R, Shetty D, Hopper AD, Huggett MT, Bekkali N, Carroll NR, Henry E, Johnson GJ, Keane MG, Love M, McKay CJ, Norton S, Oppong K, Penman I, Ramesh J, Ryan B, Siau K, Nayar M. UK and Ireland Joint Advisory Group (JAG) consensus statements for training and certification in diagnostic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). Gut 2023; 73:118-130. [PMID: 37739777 PMCID: PMC10715553 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-329800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS International endoscopy societies vary in their approach for credentialing individuals in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) to enable independent practice; however, there is no consensus in this or its implementation. In 2019, the Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy (JAG) commissioned a working group to examine the evidence relating to this process for EUS. The aim of this was to develop evidence-based recommendations for EUS training and certification in the UK. METHODS Under the oversight of the JAG quality assurance team, a modified Delphi process was conducted which included major stakeholders from the UK and Ireland. A formal literature review was made, initial questions for study were proposed and recommendations for training and certification in EUS were formulated after a rigorous assessment using the Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation tool and subjected to electronic voting to identify accepted statements. These were peer reviewed by JAG and relevant stakeholder societies before consensus on the final EUS certification pathway was achieved. RESULTS 39 initial questions were proposed of which 33 were deemed worthy of assessment and finally formed the key recommendations. The statements covered four key domains, such as: definition of competence (13 statements), acquisition of competence (10), assessment of competence (5) and postcertification mentorship (5). Key recommendations include: (1) minimum of 250 hands-on cases before an assessment for competency can be made, (2) attendance at the JAG basic EUS course, (3) completing a minimum of one formative direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) every 10 cases to allow the learning curve in EUS training to be adequately studied, (4) competent performance in summative DOPS assessments and (5) a period of mentorship over a 12-month period is recommended as minimum to support and mentor new service providers. CONCLUSIONS An evidence-based certification pathway has been commissioned by JAG to support and quality assure EUS training. This will form the basis to improve quality of training and safety standards in EUS in the UK and Ireland.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tareq El Menabawey
- Pancreatobiliary Medicine Unit, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Gastroenterology, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust, Bournemouth, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Oxford, Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Oxford, UK
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- Radiology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, NHS Tayside, Dundee, UK
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- Pancreatobiliary Medicine Unit, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Radiology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
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- HPB Unit & Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Liver & Digestive Disorders, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Gastroenterology, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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El Menabawey T, Mulay A, Graham D, Phillpotts S, Sethi A, Webster GJ. Predictors of success of conventional ERCP for bile duct stones and need for single-operator cholangioscopy. Endosc Int Open 2023; 11:E943-E951. [PMID: 37818453 PMCID: PMC10562053 DOI: 10.1055/a-2164-8557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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Background and study aims The characteristics of difficult stones requiring cholangioscopy-assisted lithotripsy are poorly defined. We sought to determine clinician perception of these characteristics and decision-making in biliary endoscopy. Methods One hundred twenty-four delegates attending an online course were invited to assess 20 clinical stone cases. Each image was graded on a 4-point Likert for: grading of stone difficulty, confidence of clearance with conventional endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) methods, likelihood of needing cholangioscopy-assisted lithotripsy, and confidence of clearance with one session of lithotripsy. An independent reviewer rated each case on largest stone size, stone number, presence of stricture distal to stone, size of stone relative to distal duct size, and acute common bile duct (CBD) angulation < 135°. Multilevel (mixed) statistical methods with a two-level model were utilized with multilevel ordinal logistic regression. Results Stone size and location, stricture and stone diameter:duct ratio impacted perceived procedural difficulty P < 0.01). Stone:duct ratio (< 50% odds ratio [OR] 0.22, P < 0.001), stricture (OR 7.26, P < 0.001) and stone location impacted confidence of clearance with conventional ERCP. Intrahepatic and cystic duct stones were least likely to engender confidence ( P < 0.01). The same factors plus CBD angulation < 135° predicted cholangioscopy requirement ( P < 0.01). Stone number did not influence procedure difficulty or cholangioscopy requirement. Strictures (OR 0.29, P < 0.001) and location, especially intrahepatic (OR 0.42, P < 0.001) impaired confidence in clearance with one cholangioscopy session. Conclusions Ductal anatomy, the presence of a stricture distal to a stone, cystic and intrahepatic stones and stones larger than the distal duct are considered by endoscopists to be significant predictors of requiring cholangioscopy-assisted lithotripsy.
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- Tareq El Menabawey
- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Berry P, Kotha S, Zen Y, Papa S, El Menabawey T, Webster G, Joshi D, Heneghan M. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related cholangiopathy: Novel clinicopathological description of a multi-centre cohort. Liver Int 2023; 43:147-154. [PMID: 35704341 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Cholestatic liver dysfunction is common in immune-related hepatitis (irH) during treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) for malignancy. We investigated the spectrum of bile duct injury and associated natural history in this cohort. METHOD Clinical, laboratory, radiological and histopathological data in patients with evidence of bile duct injury during CPI treatment from 2018 to 2020 was collected in three tertiary hospitals. RESULTS In this study, ten patients with confirmed bile duct disease were identified. Pembrolizumab was most commonly implicated (8/10). Median CPI cycles prior to bile duct injury was 6. Median alanine aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase were 225 U/L and 1549 U/L respectively. Clinical jaundice was seen in 6/10 and radiological evidence of bile duct pathology in 8/10. Of five patients, who had liver biopsy, three cases (including two cases with normal MRCP) showed primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) like changes with periductal fibrosis. All patients were treated first-line with prednisolone following cessation of CPI, three with mycophenolate mofetil and one with tacrolimus, with clinical response in four patients. Five patients died after a mean follow-up of 27 weeks; cause of death was primarily related to progression of malignancy. CONCLUSION Within this heterogeneous cohort, we identified that CPI-related cholangiopathy responded poorly to immunosuppression and potentially progressed to bile duct loss. Thorough radiological and histological assessment is recommended, as identification of the cholangiopathy-associated phenotype may permit more informed advice regarding prognosis. Further data is required to determine detailed immunological characterisation in order to identify individuals at an increased risk of developing cholangiopathy.
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- Philip Berry
- Department of Hepatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Hepatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of hepato-biliary medicine, University college London Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of hepato-biliary medicine, University college London Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Hepatology, King's college Hospital, London, UK
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Phillpotts S, El Menabawey T, Martin H, Chapman M. Portal hypertensive biliopathy presenting as acute jaundice with suspected intrahepatic biliary strictures and stones. Endoscopy 2022; 54:E564-E565. [PMID: 34911116 DOI: 10.1055/a-1694-3486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Simon Phillpotts
- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospital, 250 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospital, 250 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospital, 250 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospital, 250 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom
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El Menabawey T, Martin H, Parisinos C, Chapman M. Use of the Ovesco remOVE DC cutter to trim a metal biliary stent with excess length in the duodenum allowing biliary access for ERCP. Endoscopy 2021; 53:E365-E366. [PMID: 33242889 DOI: 10.1055/a-1292-4205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Tareq El Menabawey
- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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Webster GJ, El Menabawey T, Arvanitakis M, Hassan C, van Hooft JE, Messmann H, Dinis-Ribeiro M. Live endoscopy events (LEEs): European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Position Statement - Update 2021. Endoscopy 2021; 53:842-849. [PMID: 34111899 DOI: 10.1055/a-1511-1657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
Abstract
The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) is dedicated to improving the quality of gastrointestinal endoscopy, including through educational activities such as live endoscopy events (LEEs). The primary goal of LEEs should be to facilitate the improvement of endoscopic patient care through the acquisition of best endoscopic practice. Patients should not expect additional benefit from being treated during a LEE compared to a routine setting. There is limited available evidence on LEE safety but to date there is no indication that patients are at increased risk from participation. Pre-recorded cases with live facilitation can also be used to fulfill learning outcomes. Establishing an endoscopic curriculum with clear learning outcomes is important to structure attendees' learning, assess course outcomes, and allow appropriate targeting of courses to learner experience. Increasingly, LEEs are streamed online and therefore the necessary measures should be taken to ensure that patients have given appropriate consent and that their anonymity has been safeguarded. ESGE recommends that an endoscopist who is not participating in the live demonstrations is named as patient advocate, and that patient safety should must be prioritized throughout. In all ESGE-organized LEEs the intended learning outcomes, procedural indications and descriptions, attendee feedback, and adverse events should be recorded and submitted in a post-event report to ESGE.
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Affiliation(s)
- George J Webster
- Pancreaticobiliary Unit, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Pancreaticobiliary Unit, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology LUMC, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Serviço de Gastrenterologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia, Porto, Portugal
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Martin H, El Menabawey T, Webster O, Parisinos C, Chapman M, Pereira SP, Johnson G, Webster G. Endoscopic biliary therapy in the era of bariatric surgery. Frontline Gastroenterol 2021; 13:133-139. [PMID: 35295751 PMCID: PMC8862446 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2020-101755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
There is an increasing demand and availability of bariatric surgery, with a range of procedures performed, some leading to altered upper gastrointestinal anatomy. The patient population undergoing bariatric surgery is also at increased risk of gallstones and biliary stone disease. Endoscopy (ie, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) is the cornerstone of management of biliary stone disease, but may be challenging after bariatric surgery. In this review the endoscopic, surgery assisted, or percutaneous options that may be considered are discussed, based on the details of surgical anatomy and available expertise.
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Affiliation(s)
- Harry Martin
- Pancreaticobiliary Medicine, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Pancreaticobiliary Medicine, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- University of Bristol Medical School, Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Pancreaticobiliary Medicine, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Pancreaticobiliary Medicine, University College London Hospitals, London, UK,University College London Medical School, The UCL Institute of Hepatology, London, UK
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- Pancreaticobiliary Medicine, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Pancreaticobiliary Medicine, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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Menabawey TE, Dimmock V, Hasan S, John S, Murray S, Wood E. Regular in situ simulation improves participants' confidence in technical and non-technical skills required for managing a medical emergency. Clin Med (Lond) 2019. [DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-2-s146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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