Spanish Intragastric Balloon Consensus Statement (SIBC): practical guidelines based on experience of over 20 000 cases

Background: intragastric balloons (IGBs) are a minimally invasive, increasingly popular option for obesity treatment. However, there is only one worldwide guideline standardizing the technical aspects of the procedure (BIBC, SOARD 2018). Objectives: to construct a practical guideline for IGB usage by reproducing and expanding the BIBC survey among the Spanish Bariatric Endoscopy Group (GETTEMO). Methods: a 140-question survey was submitted to all GETTEMO members. Twenty-one Spanish experienced endoscopists in IGBs answered back. Eight topics on patient selection, indications/contraindications, technique, multidisciplinary follow-up, results, safety, and financial/legal aspects were discussed. Consensus was defined as consensus ≥ 70 %. Results: overall data included 20 680 IGBs including 12 different models. Mean age was 42.0 years-old, 79.9 % were women, and the mean preoperative body mass index (BMI) was 34.05 kg/m². Indication in BMI > 25 kg/m², 10 absolute contraindications, and nutritional and medication measures at follow-up were settled. A mean %TBWL (total body weight loss) of 17.66 % ± 2.5 % was observed. Early removal rate due to intolerance was 3.62 %. Adverse event rate was 0.70 % and 6.37 % for major and minor complications with consensual management. A single case of mortality occurred. IGBs were placed in private health, prior contract, and with full and single payment at the beginning. Seven lawsuits (0.034 %) were received, all ran through civil proceeding, and with favorable final resolution. Conclusions: this consensus based on more than 20 000 cases represents practical recommendations to perform IGB procedures. This experience shows that the device leads to satisfactory weight loss with a low rate of adverse events. Most results are reproducible compared to those obtained by the BIBC (AU)

Seguimiento a largo plazo tras disección submucosa endoscópica de lesiones colorrectales en una cohorte española / No disponible

INTRODUCCIÓN: la disección submucosa endoscópica (DSE) en colon es una técnica en expansión en países occidentales. Existen pocos estudios con seguimiento a largo plazo. OBJETIVO: analizar supervivencia libre de enfermedad a largo plazo tras DSE y comparar las tasas de recidiva en función de diferentes factores. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: cohorte prospectiva de pacientes con DSE planeada entre septiembre de 2008 y diciembre de 2015. Cuando no fue posible técnicamente completar DSE se realizó disección híbrida en bloque o fragmentada. Se analizó la tasa de recurrencia a cinco años mediante curvas de Kaplan-Meier y se compararon en función de diferentes factores usando test de log-rank. RESULTADOS: se incluyó una cohorte inicial de 89 pacientes en los que se consiguió seguimiento en 69. De los 69 pacientes, en 31 (45 %) se realizó DSE; en once (16 %), DSE híbrida; y en 27 (39 %), DSE híbrida fragmentada. La mediana de seguimiento fue de 27 meses. La supervivencia libre de enfermedad a cinco años fue del 81 %. La media de endoscopias para eliminar la recurrencia fueron dos (rango 1-7) y ninguna requirió cirugía. La tasa de recidiva fue significativamente menor tras DSE "en bloque" respecto a fragmentada (15 % vs. 27 %, p = 0,036) y en resecciones R0 respecto a R1 (0 % vs. 26 %, p = 0,034). Las resecciones con márgenes laterales negativos en lesiones resecadas en bloque presentaron menor tasa de recidiva respecto a aquellas con márgenes afectos/desconocidos, que no alcanzaron la significación estadística (0 % vs. 28 %, p = 0,09). CONCLUSIONES: en nuestro estudio, la supervivencia libre de enfermedad a cinco años fue del 81 % y ningún paciente requirió cirugía durante el seguimiento. Las resecciones fragmentadas y R1 se asociaron de forma significativa con mayor tasa de recurrencia

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Switching from endoscopic submucosal dissection to salvage piecemeal knife-assisted snare resection to remove a lesion: a preoperative risk score from the beginning

Background and aims: endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in the Western setting remains a challenge. Therefore, other simplified techniques such as knife-assisted snare resection (KAR) have been reported to overcome this issue. Methods: patients who underwent an ESD for the treatment of gastrointestinal neoplasms were included in a retrospective cross-sectional observational study. Factors associated with the end of ESD as a salvage p-KAR were identified and a logistic regression model was developed. Results: a total of 136 lesions in 133 patients were analyzed. Operator experience of under 50 cases and the combination of lesion size > 30 mm and colorectal location were independent predictive factors for switching to a salvage p-KAR according to the multivariate logistic regression analysis. We developed a risk scoring system based on these four variables (experience, size, location and the combination of size and location) with a receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.81 (95% CI: 0.74-0.89). The diagnostic accuracy of the score for a cut-off point ≥ 5 had a sensitivity of 0.79 (95% CI: 0.66-0.93) and a specificity of 0.71 (95% CI: 0.61-0.80). Conclusion: a simple predictive score system that includes four preoperative factors accurately predicts ESD to finish as a p-KAR. A careful selection of cases considering these variables could be useful to achieve better outcomes in the Western setting

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Colonic endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) with the over-the-scope device (FTRD): a short case series

The endoscopic treatment of early gastrointestinal neoplasms usually involves the resection of the superficial layers, mucosa and submucosa, of the wall. However, in some circumstances, a fullthickness resection may be necessary. Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) may be an adequate approach in challenging lesions such as adenomas or early cancers with severe submucosal fibrosis or small sub-epithelial lesions in the lower GI tract. Furthermore, this novel technique has the potential to spare surgical therapy in a subset of cases. In this paper, we describe our results with the full-thickness resection device (FTRD) in three different situations (AU)

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