Wasseem Skef (@wasseemskefmd) 's Twitter Profile
Wasseem Skef

@wasseemskefmd

Gastroenterologist @vahouston & @bcm_gihep | esophagologist | interventional endoscopist with a focus on benign foregut. Opinions my own

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Aatur Singhi, MD PhD (@pancpathologist) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A tweetorial on our study (gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…). But, first a case: Young female w/ a 1.9 cm incidental pancreatic cyst. No concerning features, but KRAS, TP53 and SMAD4 mutations on molecular testing. Surgical resection: #IPMN w/ a small #PancreaticCancer. #Pathology #GIPath

A tweetorial on our study (gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…). But, first a case: Young female w/ a 1.9 cm incidental pancreatic cyst. No concerning features, but KRAS, TP53 and SMAD4 mutations on molecular testing. Surgical resection: #IPMN w/ a small #PancreaticCancer. #Pathology #GIPath
Foregut Journal (@foregut_journal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Role of Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication in Salvage Therapy for Recurrent Reflux 📕Read here! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… #Foregut #SurgTwitter #GITwitter #TIF #GERD #Reflux #HiatalHernia #EsophagealTwitter #EsoCrew #CriticalDecisionMaking @GauravGhoshMD NewYork-Presbyterian

Role of Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication in Salvage Therapy for Recurrent Reflux  

📕Read here!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

#Foregut #SurgTwitter #GITwitter #TIF #GERD #Reflux #HiatalHernia #EsophagealTwitter #EsoCrew #CriticalDecisionMaking
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Mohamed Othman (@endoscopyothman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thanks Moamen Gabr and the rest of advanced endoscopy team BIDMC_GI for inviting me to give the grand round Beth Israel Lahey Health . We had a great discussion about the future of ESD and enjoyed meeting Iman Boston, M.D., M.B.A. and the rest of GI fellows

Thanks <a href="/MoamenGabrMD/">Moamen Gabr</a> and the rest of advanced endoscopy team <a href="/BIDMC_GI/">BIDMC_GI</a> for inviting me to give the grand round <a href="/bethisraellahey/">Beth Israel Lahey Health</a> . We had a great discussion about the future of ESD and enjoyed meeting  <a href="/ImanBostonMD/">Iman Boston, M.D., M.B.A.</a> and the rest of GI fellows
Neurogastro & Motil (@ngmjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🆕Neurogastro & Motil🔥 ✅Discrepancies among esophageal #HighResolutionManometry #FunctionalLumenImagingprobePanometry & #Esophagram are frequently encountered when evaluating for evidence of #LowerEsophagealSphincter-related obstruction👏 👉onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… ANMS ESNM.eu

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✅Discrepancies among esophageal #HighResolutionManometry #FunctionalLumenImagingprobePanometry &amp; #Esophagram are frequently encountered when evaluating for evidence of #LowerEsophagealSphincter-related obstruction👏
👉onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
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Wasseem Skef (@wasseemskefmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Im glad someone did this study. Anecdotally we had noted this but needed some evidence Marijuana and Endoscopy: The effects of marijuana on sedation - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy giejournal.org/article/S0016-…

Wasseem Skef (@wasseemskefmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to Shae Patel, DO for putting together our experience with retrograde dilation technique. #GItwitter Retrograde Balloon Pull-Through Technique for Benign Esophageal Strictures: A Single Center Pilot Experience- (with video) - iGIE igiejournal.org/article/S2949-…

VideoGIE Journal (@videogie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

VideoGIE Original Article featured on the official blog: "Endoscopic management of recurrent Zenker diverticula after failed surgical repairs" by Sanjay Palat endoscopedia.com/2024/04/03/pal… Ahmad N. Bazarbashi أحمد بازارباشي

VideoGIE Original Article featured on the official blog: "Endoscopic management of recurrent Zenker diverticula after failed surgical repairs" by Sanjay Palat endoscopedia.com/2024/04/03/pal…

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TxIEG (@texasieg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn directly from your current mentors and future colleagues!! First year #GIFellows - snag your seat while they’re hot 🔥 $25 for 1 day of ex-vivo training to get you ready before your next chapter begins! 👏🏽 🐷 🥼 Join us 07.13 !

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn directly from your current mentors and future colleagues!!

First year #GIFellows - snag your seat while they’re hot 🔥 $25 for 1 day of ex-vivo training to get you ready before your next chapter begins! 👏🏽 🐷 🥼

Join us 07.13 !
Wasseem Skef (@wasseemskefmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Does preemptive endoscopy prevent GIB post LVAD placement? We looked at this question in a retrospective manner in our study annalsgastro.gr/files/journals… BCM Gastroenterology #gitwitter

GIE (@gie_journal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Online now in GIE’s Articles in Press: “Delays in definitive endoscopic resection of previously manipulated colorectal polyps as a risk factor for inferior resection outcomes" by Fares Ayoub et al. giejournal.org/article/S0016-… Fares Ayoub

Online now in GIE’s Articles in Press: “Delays in definitive endoscopic resection of previously manipulated colorectal polyps as a risk factor for inferior resection outcomes" by Fares Ayoub et al. giejournal.org/article/S0016-…

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Carl Kay, MD (@carlkaymd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Esophageal diameter ➡️ symptoms🤢 How small does esophageal diameter have to be to produce symptoms? ▪️20 mm ➡️ rare sx ▪️13-20 mm ➡️ variable sx ▪️<13 mm ➡️ almost always sx This is premise for 13 mm barium tablet & max size of dilators (20 mm). 🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14068418/

Esophageal diameter ➡️ symptoms🤢

How small does esophageal diameter have to be to produce symptoms? 

▪️20 mm ➡️ rare sx
▪️13-20 mm ➡️ variable sx
▪️&lt;13 mm ➡️ almost always sx

This is premise for 13 mm barium tablet &amp; max size of dilators (20 mm).

🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14068418/
Giovanni Marchegiani (@gio_marchegiani) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Is it a dream ?! 😱 Pancreatic cysts made it to the NEJM ‼️ 🍇 A comprehensive review of a NOT anymore rare disease … 🚀 a great news for all pancreas lovers!

Is it a dream ?! 😱 Pancreatic cysts made it to the <a href="/NEJM/">NEJM</a> ‼️

🍇 A comprehensive review of a NOT anymore rare disease …

🚀 a great news for all pancreas lovers!
Wasseem Skef (@wasseemskefmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FTRD is useful in select settings and a good tool in the armamentarium for tissue resection. Happy to see our multi-center experience add to the existing literature on gFTRD iGIE BCM Gastroenterology igiejournal.org/article/S2949-…

Wasseem Skef (@wasseemskefmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Do you cTIF? I frequently get questions from patients and surgeons about pros and cons of this approach. Happy to share our review on cTIF. ⁦⁦ Fouad Jaber, MD, MS⁩ ⁦Fares Ayoub⁩ ⁦Ruben Hernaez⁩ ⁦BCM Gastroenterology⁩ ⁦The American Foregut Society⁩ link.springer.com/article/10.100…