Todd H. Baron

TL;DR: In this month’s Fellows’ Corner, Dr. Dzeletovic and Dr. Baron shed light on the history of portal hypertension and the evolution of esophageal variceal therapy and it is hoped that learning about the creativity of the authors' ancestors stimulates today's endoscopists to overcome current barriers in gastroenterology and endoscopy.

TL;DR: An 87-year-old woman presented to her cariologist with a 4-week history of dysphagia and a 20ound weight loss and an esophagogastroduodenoscopy, which confirmed she had 4-cm Stanford type B descending thoracic aorta aneuysm.

TL;DR: Improve in cannulation techniques has led to a reduction in PEP, and the methods for prevention of PEP will be discussed.

TL;DR: A 74-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and pancreatic adenocarcinoma, who had undergone covered metal biliary stent placement 1 year earlier for relief of biliary obstruction, presented with nausea, vomiting, and progressive intolerance to oral intake over a 1-week period.

TL;DR: In this article , a group of 20 expert clinicians and investigators in eosinophilic esophagitis were assembled to provide guidance for the use of endoscopy in EoE. Through an iterative process, the group achieved consensus on 20 statements yielding comprehensive advice on tissue-sampling standards, gross assessment of disease activity, use and performance of endoscopic dilation, and monitoring of disease.