ASGE DDW Videos from Around the World | 2022-TAKING A SHORTCUT TO THE CECUM: ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND OF A SUBMUCOSAL LESION AT THE APPENDICEAL ORIFICE USING A DOUBLE BALLOON ENDOLUMINAL INTERVENTION PLATFORM

TAKING A SHORTCUT TO THE CECUM: ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND OF A SUBMUCOSAL LESION AT THE APPENDICEAL ORIFICE USING A DOUBLE BALLOON ENDOLUMINAL INTERVENTION PLATFORM

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Video Summary

The video discusses the use of a double-balloon endoluminal intervention platform to perform endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) on a submucosal lesion at the appendiceal orifice. EUS using curved linear array echoendoscopes is a useful tool for evaluating submucosal lesions in the GI tract. However, its use in the colon has been limited. The double-balloon endoscopic intervention platform consists of a sheath with two inflatable balloons that help advance the endoscope while shortening the colon. The video demonstrates the successful use of this platform to perform EUS on a submucosal lesion in the right colon, leading to an accurate diagnosis of leiomyoma. This approach avoids unnecessary surgery and allows for surveillance imaging.

Keywords

double-balloon endoluminal intervention platform

endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

submucosal lesion

appendiceal orifice

curved linear array echoendoscopes