Effectiveness of Self-Assembling Peptide in Reducing Bleeding After Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection.

Background And Aims: The newly developed self-assembling peptide (SAP) is expected to exert hemostatic effects on the gastrointestinal tract and promote ulcer healing. However, its efficacy in preventing postprocedural hemorrhage following colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) remains uncertain. This study aimed to determine whether SAP could reduce hematochezia, including delayed bleeding (DB), and prevent its occurrence after colorectal ESD.

A newly proposed endoscopic score system to evaluate the entire small bowel and predict the prognosis in Crohn's disease.

Small bowel stenosis in patients with Crohn's disease leads to abdominal symptoms and can affect prognosis. The Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease for the large bowel has been applied to the small bowel; however, stenosis scoring may be overestimated since it has a long diameter. This retrospective study aimed to devise a new endoscopic scoring system including the small bowel and evaluate whether it predicts the prognosis of Crohn's disease.

Real-world effectiveness of ustekinumab for patients with ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ustekinumab has recently been approved for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) based on data from clinical trials. However, the effectiveness of ustekinumab in patients with UC in a real-world setting remains unclear. Hence, in this meta-analysis, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ustekinumab in a real-world setting and to investigate the predictors of its effectiveness.

The role of early video capsule endoscopy in the diagnosis and prognosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: A multi-center propensity score matching study.

Background And Aim: Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is a first-line procedure for the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). The opinions on the timing for such diagnostic evaluation remain unclear. We aimed to explore the role of early VCE in OGIB patients.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic and therapeutic yield of small bowel endoscopy in patients with overt small bowel bleeding.

Background: Small bowel endoscopy, including small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) and balloon-assisted endoscopy (BAE), is useful for small bowel bleeding (SBB) assessment. However, the specific management strategy for overt SBB is not well established. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the pooled diagnostic yields (DYs) and therapeutic yields (TYs) of small bowel endoscopy in overt SBB and to determine the optimal endoscopy timing.

[Risk factors for rebleeding and risk-based follow-up of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding after its initial diagnosis].

Capsule endoscopy (CE) and double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). Although CE and DBE provide access to the small bowel and OGIB can be effectively treated by the identification of specific bleeding lesions, some patients experience rebleeding after small bowel investigation. There are no definite algorithms to determine the best follow-up period for patients with OGIB.

Development and validation of a new scoring system to determine the necessity of small-bowel endoscopy in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

Background: Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) is the recommended first-line procedure for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB). However, a method for predicting the necessity of subsequent double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) has not been established.

Aims: We aimed to develop a new scoring system that predicts the necessity of DBE in OGIB.