In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Michael Wilsey about the evaluation and management of esophageal strictures in children, including congenital strictures and those arising from eosinophilic esophagitis and caustic ingestions. Dr. Wilsey is an advanced endoscopist at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL and is
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In this episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Muhammad Khan about the cutting edge of pediatric endoscopy. We discuss his career path, use of peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for children with achalasia and gastroparesis, advances in bariatric endoscopy that may be coming our way, and finally what he sees in
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In our third international episode, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Looi Ee about completing the challenging colonoscopy. Dr. Ee is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Queensland Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, and leads the endoscopy and intestinal rehabilitation programs there. She is also the sole pediatric representative on the Conjoint Committee
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In this episode, Dr. Temara Hajjat and Dr. Jenn Lee discuss with Dr. Roberto Gugig from Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital the indications, techniques, and potential complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in pediatric patients. Dr. Gugig is a pediatric gastroenterologist and Professor of Pediatrics who specializes in advanced endoscopy including
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In this episode, Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Catharine Walsh about teaching and assessing endoscopy skills for learners, touching on ergonomics, cognitive overload and assessment of competence. Dr. Walsh is a pediatric gastroenterologist at SickKids Hospital in Toronto and an education scientist with a primary research focus on examining factors that
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Jason Silverman talk to Dr. Diana Lerner about the management of foreign body ingestions, with a particular focus on button battery ingestions including their rising incidence as well as risk mitigation strategies and public education approaches to reducing harm. As always, the discussion, views,
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Temara Hajjat and Dr. Jenn Lee talk to Dr. Bradley Barth about the role advanced endoscopy plays in pediatric GI and the training required to perform advanced endoscopy procedures like ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound in children. Dr. Barth also discusses how trainees can pursue this area of
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In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Peter Lu, Dr. Jennifer Lee, and Dr. Jason Silverman talk to NASPGHAN’s newly-elected President-Elect, Dr. Jenifer Lightdale. We discuss her work improving quality and safety in pediatric endoscopy. Hear a brief history of pediatric endoscopy and about the Pediatric Endoscopy Quality Improvement Network (PEnQuIN) – and it's
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In a special episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Dr. Jenn Lee, Dr. Peter Lu, and Dr. Jason Silverman talk about COVID-19 and how this pandemic is impacting the world of pediatric gastroenterology. We review the latest research on how COVID-19 impacts our patients — specifically how it impacts children and the digestive tract. We also
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