2024
AGA Clinical Practice Update on High-Quality Upper Endoscopy: Expert Review
Nagula S, Parasa S, Laine L, Shah S. AGA Clinical Practice Update on High-Quality Upper Endoscopy: Expert Review. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2024, 22: 933-943. PMID: 38385942, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.10.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Practice UpdateAmerican Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Clinical Practice UpdateUpper endoscopySurveillance intervalsPractice updateExpert reviewAGA Governing BoardConsensus-based expert opinionStandard biopsy protocolUpper endoscopic examinationPractice advice statementsPeer reviewUpper gastrointestinal mucosaInternational peer reviewAGA membershipBiopsy protocolSurveillance endoscopyDiagnostic yieldHistopathological resultsEndoscopic findingsRetroflexed viewCharacterization of abnormalitiesEndoscopic examinationEndoscopyAdequate visualization
2019
Early Colonoscopy Does Not Improve Outcomes of Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Systematic Review of Randomized Trials
Tsay C, Shung D, Stemmer Frumento K, Laine L. Early Colonoscopy Does Not Improve Outcomes of Patients With Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Systematic Review of Randomized Trials. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 18: 1696-1703.e2. PMID: 31843595, PMCID: PMC7292779, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.11.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lower gastrointestinal bleedingLower gastrointestinal bleedingRandomized trialsEarly colonoscopyElective colonoscopyGastrointestinal bleedingSecondary outcomesHemostatic interventionEndoscopic interventionDiagnostic yieldSevere acute lower gastrointestinal bleedingSystematic reviewDual independent reviewTiming of colonoscopyOutcomes of patientsHours of presentationRandom-effects modelRecurrent bleedingPrimary outcomeIndex examinationColonoscopy evaluationBias assessmentObservational studyBleedingColonoscopy
2010
Does Capsule Endoscopy Improve Outcomes in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding? Randomized Trial Versus Dedicated Small Bowel Radiography
Laine L, Sahota A, Shah A. Does Capsule Endoscopy Improve Outcomes in Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding? Randomized Trial Versus Dedicated Small Bowel Radiography. Gastroenterology 2010, 138: 1673-1680.e1. PMID: 20138043, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObscure GI bleedingObscure gastrointestinal bleedingDiagnostic yieldGI bleedingGastrointestinal bleedingTherapeutic interventionsCapsule endoscopyNegative upper endoscopySubsequent blood transfusionSmall bowel radiographyOccult bleedingPrimary endpointSubsequent hospitalizationMost patientsUpper endoscopyBlood transfusionHemoglobin levelsRandomized trialsVs 5Improved outcomesBleedingContrast radiographyPatientsEndoscopyAbstractText
2000
Endoscopic biopsy requirements for post-treatment diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori
Laine L, Sugg J, Suchower L, Neil G. Endoscopic biopsy requirements for post-treatment diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2000, 51: 664-669. PMID: 10840297, DOI: 10.1067/mge.2000.105776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple therapyH pylori infectionBody biopsyAntral biopsiesHistologic examinationPylori infectionBiopsy testsDiagnostic yieldProton pump inhibitor-based triple therapyMulticenter double-blind trialInhibitor-based triple therapyDouble-blind trialPost-treatment sensitivityTriple therapy groupDual antibiotic therapyH pylori statusRapid urease testEndoscopic biopsy testsPost-treatment diagnosisHelicobacter pylori diagnosisPretreatment sensitivityEradication therapyUntreated patientsAntibiotic therapyDual therapy
1996
The influence of size or number of biopsies on rapid urease test results: a prospective evaluation
Laine L, Chun D, Stein C, El-Beblawi I, Sharma V, Chandrasoma P. The influence of size or number of biopsies on rapid urease test results: a prospective evaluation. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1996, 43: 49-53. PMID: 8903818, DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(96)70260-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegular biopsiesPositive testJumbo biopsyForceps biopsyAmount of tissueRapid urease test resultsHelicobacter pylori infectionNumber of biopsiesRapid urease testingUrease test resultsValuable diagnostic toolEndoscopic biopsyProspective evaluationPylori infectionUrease testingDiagnostic yieldHistologic examinationUrease testBiopsyRapid ureasePatientsFalse negative rateDiagnostic testsInterobserver agreementMean time