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acute biliary pancreatitis
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ABP
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acute necrotic collection
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ANC
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acute pancreatitis
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acute peripancreatic fluid collection
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APFC
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adenoma detection rate
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ADR
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adjusted odds ratio
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adjusted OR
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adverse event
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AE
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analysis of covariance
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ANCOVA
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analysis of variance
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ANOVA
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anteroposterior
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area under receiver operating characteristic curve
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AUROC
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argon plasma coagulation
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APC
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artificial intelligence
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AI
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artificial neural network
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ANN
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autofluorescence imaging
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AFI
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autoimmune pancreatitis
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AIP
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Barrett's esophagus
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BE
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benign biliary stricture
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BBS
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biosimilar
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BSim
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body mass index
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BMI
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Boston Bowel Preparation Scale
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BBPS
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capsule endoscopy
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carcinoembryonic antigen
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CEA
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celiac plexus neurolysis
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CPN
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charge-coupled device
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CCD
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cholangiocarcinoma
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CCA
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choledochoduodenostomy
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CDS
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chronic pancreatitis
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Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative
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CORI
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colorectal cancer
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CRC
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common bile duct
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CBD
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computed tomographic colonography
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CTC
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computed tomography
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CT
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computer-aided detection
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CADe
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computer-aided diagnosis
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CADx
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confidence interval
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CI [no need to expand]
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confidence limit
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CL
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confocal laser endomicroscopy
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CLE
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contrast enhancement
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contrast harmonic endoscopic ultrasound
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CH-EUS
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C-reactive protein
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CRP
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Crohn’s disease
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CD
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cumulative sum
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CUSUM
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diagnostic odds ratio
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DOR
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digital single-operator cholangioscopy
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dSOC
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direct action oral anticoagulant
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DOAC
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direct endoscopic necrosectomy
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DEN
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dose–area product
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DAP
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double-balloon enteroscopy
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DBE
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early gastric cancer
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EGC
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electrohydraulic lithotripsy
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EHL
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electronic chromoendoscopy
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ECE
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endoscope-based confocal laser endomicroscopy
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eCLE
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endoscopic full-thickness resection
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EFTR
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endoscopic mucosal resection
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EMR
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endoscopic resection
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ER
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiography
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ERC
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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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ERCP
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endoscopic retrograde pancreatography
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ERP
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endoscopic sphincterotomy
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ES
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endoscopic submucosal dissection
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ESD
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endoscopic ultrasound or endoscopic ultrasonography
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EUS
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enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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ELISA
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eosinophilic esophagitis
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EoE
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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ESR
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esophageal adenocarcinoma
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EAC
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esophageal introitus
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Replace by upper esophageal sphincter (UES)
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esophageal peroral endoscopic myotomy
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ePOEM
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esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
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ESCC
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esophagogastric junction
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EGJ
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esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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EGD
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EUS-directed transgastric ERCP
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EDGE
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EUS-guided biliary drainage
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EUS-BD
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EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration
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EUS-FNA
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EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy
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EUS-FNB
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EUS-guided gallbladder drainage
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EUS-GBD
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EUS-guided gastroenterostomy
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EUS-GE
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EUS-guided tissue acquisition
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EUS-TA
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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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ESWL
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familial adenomatous polyposis
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FAP
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fecal immunochemical test
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FIT
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fecal occult blood test
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FOBT
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fine-needle aspiration
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FNA
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fine-needle biopsy
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FNB
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first-degree relative
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FDR
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flexible sigmoidoscopy
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Use sigmoidoscopy; write in full
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flexible spectral imaging color enhancement
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FICE
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fluorescence in situ hybridization
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FISH
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fluorodeoxyglucose
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FDG
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fully covered self-expandable metal stent
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FCSEMS
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gastric intestinal metaplasia
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GIM
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gastric outlet obstruction
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GOO
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Gastric Outlet Obstruction Scoring System
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GOOSS
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gastroesophageal junction
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GEJ
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gastroesophageal reflux disease
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GERD
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gastrointestinal
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GI
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GI stromal tumor
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GIST
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hazard ratio
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HR
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Helicobacter pylori
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Hp
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hematoxylin and eosin
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H&E
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hepatic abscess
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hepaticogastrostomy
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HGS
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hepaticojejunostomy
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HJS
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hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
[or use Lynch syndrome]
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HNPCC
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high definition
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HD
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high grade dysplasia
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HGD
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high grade intraepithelial neoplasia
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HGIN
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high resolution manometry
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HRM
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hyperplastic polyp
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HPP
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image-enhanced endoscopy
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IEE
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immunoglobulin
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Ig
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infected pancreatic necrosis
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IPN
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inflammatory bowel disease
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IBD
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intention-to-treat
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ITT
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international normalized ratio
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INR
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interquartile range
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IQR
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intestinal metaplasia
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IM
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intraductal cholangioscopy
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IDC
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intraductal pancreatoscopy
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IDP
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intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
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IPMN
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intraductal ultrasonography
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IDUS
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intramucosal
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intramuscular
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irritable bowel syndrome
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IBS
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laparoscopic and endoscopic [luminal] combined surgery
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LECS
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laparoscopy-assisted ERCP
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LA-ERCP
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laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy
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LIFS
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laterally spreading lesion
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LSL
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likelihood ratio
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LR
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lower esophageal sphincter
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LES
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lower GI bleeding
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LGIB
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low grade dysplasia
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LGD
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low grade intraepithial neoplasia
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LGIN
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lumen-apposing metal stent
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LAMS
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lymph node
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LN
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lymph node metastasis
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LNM
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magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
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MRCP
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magnetic resonance enterography
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MRE
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magnetic resonance imaging
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MRI
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mean adenomas per procedure
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MAP
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metabolic syndrome
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mucinous cystic neoplasm
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MCN
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mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
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MALT
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mucosal vascular pattern
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MVP
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narrow-band imaging
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NBI
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nasogastric
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nasogastric tube
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NGT
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natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
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NOTES
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necrotizing pancreatitis
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needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy
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nCLE
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negative predictive value
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NPV
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neuroendocrine tumor
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NET
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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NSAID
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normal saline solution
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NSS
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novel oral anticoagulant
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NOAC
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number needed to treat
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NNT
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obscure GI bleeding
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OGIB
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odds ratio
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OR
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open gastrojejunostomy
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OGJ
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open-access endoscopy
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OAE
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oral sodium sulfate
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OSS
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orthotopic liver transplantation
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OLT
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over-the-scope
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OTS
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pancreatic duct
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PD
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pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
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PDAC
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pancreatic fluid collection
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PFC
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pancreatic pseudocyst
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PPC
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pancreatic stent placement
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PSP
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partially covered self-expandable metal stent
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PCSEMS
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patient/population–intervention–comparison–outcome
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PICO
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peptic ulcer disease
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PUD
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percutaneous drainage
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PCD
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percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy
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PEG-J
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percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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PEG
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percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
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PEJ
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percutaneous endoscopic necrosectomy
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PEN
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percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
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PTBD
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peroral endoscopic myotomy
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POEM
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peroral pancreatoscopy
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POPS
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per-rectal endoscopic myotomy
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PREM
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photodynamic therapy
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PDT
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polyethylene glycol
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polyglycolic acid
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PGA
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polymerase chain reaction
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PCR
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polyp detection rate
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PDR
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positive predictive value
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PPV
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positron emission tomography
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PET
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post-ERCP pancreatitis
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PEP
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Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable Endoscopic Innovations
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PIVI
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primary sclerosing cholangitis
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PSC
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probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy
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pCLE
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proton pump inhibitor
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PPI
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quality of life
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QoL
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radiofrequency ablation
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RFA
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randomized controlled trial
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RCT
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rapid on-site evaluation
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ROSE
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receiver operating characteristic
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ROC
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rectal telangiectasia density
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region of interest
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ROI
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relative risk or risk ratio
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RR
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
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RYGB
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screening colonoscopy
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self-expandable metal stent
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SEMS
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serious adverse event
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SAE
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serous cystic neoplasm
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SCN
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sessile serrated lesion with/without dysplasia
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SSL with/without dysplasia
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single-balloon enteroscopy
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SBE
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single-operator cholangioscopy
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SOC
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small bowel
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small-bowel capsule endoscopy
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SBCE
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solid pseudopapillary neoplasm
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SPN
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spastic esophageal disorder
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SED
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sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
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SOD
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sphincter of Oddi manometry
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SOM
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squamous cell carcinoma
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SCC
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standard deviation
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SD [no need to expand]
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standard error
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SE [no need to expand]
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standard error of the mean
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SEM [no need to expand]
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standardized incidence ratio
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SIR
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submucosal
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submucosal fluid cushion
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submucosal gland
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SMG
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submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection
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STER
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systemic inflammatory response syndrome
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SIRS
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through-the-scope
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TTS
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total radiation dose
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TRD
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tracheoesophageal fistula
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TEF
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traditional serrated adenoma
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TSA
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transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
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TIPS
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ulcerative colitis
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UC
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uncovered self-expandable metal stent
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USEMS
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underwater EMR
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UEMR
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upper esophageal sphincter
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UES
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upper GI bleeding
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UGIB
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video capsule endoscopy
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VCE
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visual analog scale
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VAS
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volatile organic compound
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VOC
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walled-off necrosis
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WON
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walled-off pancreatic necrosis
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water exchange
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water immersion
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white-light colonoscopy
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WLC
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white-light endoscopy
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WLE
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white-light imaging
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WLI
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wire-guided cannulation
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WGC
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Zenker’s diverticulum peroral endoscopic myotomy
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zPOEM
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Brand name
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Abbreviation
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Barrx-HALO radiofrequency ablation method
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RFA-HALO
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DualKnife
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Hemoclip
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Replace with hemostatic clip
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Hemospray
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Replace with hemostatic spray
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HybridKnife
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i-SCAN digital contrast
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I-SCAN
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OTSC
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Replace with OTS clip
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SpyGlass, SpyProbe, SpyBite cholangioscopy system
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Replace with intraductal cholangioscopy (IDC)
Also may be digital single-operator cholangioscopy (dSOC)
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WavSTAT
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Replace with laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (LIFS)
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