Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy course

February 16th to 18th 2011 - Denver, CO

The 8th Annual Rocky Mountain Interventional Endoscopy Course took place February 16th to 18th in Denver Colorado. The course is focused on new techniques and endoscopy devices for treating gastrointestinal and pacreaticobiliary disorders as well as assessing the impact of emerging technology on endoscopic practice, including two live Cellvizio cases.

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  • LIVE CASE #1: Patient presenting with an ampullary lesion
  • LIVE CASE #2: Patient presenting with a long segment of BE

Dr. David Carr-Locke

Background: Patient presenting with an ampullary lesion

During the procedure, Dr. Carr-Locke identified an ampullary lesion. Dr. Ken Chang, the auditorium moderator, mentioned that "it seems to be a great place to use Cellvizio." Dr. Carr-Locke agreed. The following normal and abnormal images of the Ampulla were produced using Cellvizio. These images, which showed the precancerous condition of the Ampulla, provided Dr. Carr-Locke the confidence necessary to perform an Ampullectomy.

Normal Ampulla
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Abnormal Ampulla
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Key take-aways

In these live cases we see how the real time histologic information provided a strong clinical benefit to the patient. A valuable addition to the endoscopy suite, pCLE enables physicians to adapt the management of patients thanks to a more accurate characterization of disease in the GI tract.