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US multicenter outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage with lumen-apposing metal stents for acute cholecystitis
David, Yakira , Kakked, Gaurav, Confer, Bradley , Shah, Ruchit N. , Khara, Harshit S. , Diehl, David L. , Krafft, Matthew , Shah-Khan, Sardar M. , Nasr, John , Benias, Petros C. , Muniraj, Thiruvengadam , Aslanian, Harry R., Chahal, Prabhleen , Rodriguez, John , DuBroff, Jason, Latour, Rabi De, Khanna, Lauren , Haber, Gregory , Hoerter, Nicholas A. , Pandey, Nishi , Bakhit, Mena , Kowalski, Thomas E., Loren, David E. , Chiang, Austin , Schlachterman, Alexander , Nieto, Jose , Ichkhanian, Yervant , Khashab, Mouen A. , Halabi, Maan El , Kwon, Richard S. , Hernandez-Lara, Ariosto, Poneros, John M., Sethi, Amrita, Gonda, Tamas A. , Kushnir, Vladimir , Cosgrove, Natalie , Mullady, Daniel , Al-Shahrani, Abdullah , Buscaglia, Jonathan M. , Bucobo, Juan Carlos , Rolston, Vineet S. , Kedia, Prashant , Kasmin, Franklin, Kumta, Nikhil A. , DiMaio, Christopher J. , Krafft, Matthew Richard , Trindade, Arvind J. , Adler, Douglas G. , Tzimas, Demetrios J. , Goodman, Adam J. , Nieto, José , Deshmukh, Ameya A. , Prabhu, Anoop , Storm, Andrew C. , Berzin, Tyler M. , Sethi, Amrita , D'Souza, Lionel S. , Nagula, Satish
Endoscopy International Open | January 13, 2025 | Volume: 13 | Issue: CP | Pages: No page available
AbstractEUS-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) using lumen apposing metal stents (LAMS) has excellent technical and short-term clinical success for acute cholecystitis (AC). The goals of this study were to determine the long-term clinical outcomes and adverse events (AEs) of EUS-GBD with LAMS.A multicenter, retrospective study was conducted at 18 US tertiary care institutions. Inclusion criteria: any AC patient with attempted EUS-GBD with LAMS and minimum 30-day post-procedure follow-up. Long-term clinical success was defined as absence of recurrent acute cholecystitis (RAC) > 30 days and long-term AE was defined as occurring > 30 days from the index procedure.A total of 109 patients were included. Technical success was achieved in 108 of 109 (99.1%) and initial clinical success in 106 of 109 (97.2%). Long-term clinical success was achieved in 98 of 109 (89.9%) over a median follow-up of 140 days (range 30–1188). On multivariable analysis (MVA), acalculous cholecystitis (odds ratio [OR] 15.93, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.22–208.52, P = 0.04) and the occurrence of a LAMS-specific AE (OR 63.60, 95% CI 5.08–799.29, P <0.01) were associated with RAC. AEs occurred in 38 of 109 patients (34.9%) at any time, and in 10 of 109 (9.17%) > 30 days from the index procedure. Most long-term AEs (7 of 109; 6.42%) were LAMS-specific. No technical or clinical factors were associated with occurrence of AEs. LAMS were removed in 24 of 109 patients (22%). There was no difference in RAC or AEs whether LAMS was removed or not.EUS-GBD with LAMS has a high rate of long-term clinical success and modest AE rates in patients with AC and is a reasonable destination therapy for high-risk surgical candidates.
Survey Finds Gender Disparities Impact Both Women Mentors and Mentees in Gastroenterology
Rabinowitz, Loren , Zylberberg, Haley M. , Dixon, Rebekah E. , David, Yakira , Aroniadis, Olga C. , Chiang, Austin L. , Christie, Jennifer, Fayad, Nabil , Ha, Christina , Harris, Lucinda A. , Ko, Cynthia W. , Kwah, Joann , Raffals, Laura E. , Rex, Douglas K. , Siddiqui, Uzma D. , Smith, Michael S. , Wallace, Michael B. , Woods, Karen, Crowe, Sheila E., Kumta, Nikhil A. , Kim, Michelle Kang , Greenwald, David A. , Fichera, Alessandro , Wallace, Michael B , Grinspan, Lauren Tal , Kolb, Jennifer M. , Lee, Linda , Lieberman, David A. , Shah, Shailja C. , Williams, Reneé
American Journal of Gastroenterology | June 18, 2021 | Volume: 116 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 1876-1884
INTRODUCTION: Gastroenterologists at all levels of practice benefit from formal mentoring. Much of the current literature on mentoring in gastroenterology is based on expert opinion rather than data. In this study, we aimed to identify gender-related barriers to successful mentoring relationships from the mentor and mentee perspectives. METHODS: A voluntary, web-based survey was distributed to physicians at 20 academic institutions across the United States. Overall, 796 gastroenterology fellows and faculty received the survey link, with 334 physicians responding to the survey (42% response rate), of whom 299 (90%; 129 women and 170 men) completed mentorship questions and were included in analysis. RESULTS: Responses of women and men were compared. Compared with men, more women preferred a mentor of the same gender (38.6% women vs 4.2% men, P < 0.0001) but less often had one (45.5% vs 70.2%, P < 0.0001). Women also reported having more difficulty finding a mentor (44.4% vs 16.0%, P < 0.0001) and more often cited inability to identify a mentor of the same gender as a contributing factor (12.8% vs 0.9%, P = 0.0004). More women mentors felt comfortable advising women mentees about work-life balance (88.3% vs 63.8%, P = 0.0005). Nonetheless, fewer women considered themselves effective mentors (33.3% vs 52.6%, P = 0.03). More women reported feeling pressured to mentor because of their gender (39.5% vs 0.9% of men, P < 0.0001). Despite no gender differences, one-third of respondents reported negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their ability to mentor and be mentored. DISCUSSION: Inequities exist in the experiences of women mentees and mentors in gastroenterology, which may affect career advancement and job satisfaction.