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High Impact Articles
High impact papers are those to which special attention is paid by experts in the given field, with a large number of visitors, frequent downloads and higher citation rates. The research must be creative, with high academic standards and have a wide influence, if it is to become a high impact paper. They are ranked by the number of downloads.
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Stepwise evaluation of liver sectors and liver segments by endoscopic ultrasound  
Praveer Rai, Tagore Sunkara, Chittapuram Srinivasan Rameshbabu, Piyush Somani, Malay Sharma 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 10(11):326-339. Published online Nov 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i11.326
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Endoscopic management of colorectal polyps: From benign to malignant polyps  
Dennis Yang, Peter V Draganov, April A Mathews 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 13(9):356-370. Published online Sep 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i9.356
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Review of the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal bezoars  
Kazuhide Yamamoto, Atsushi Imagawa, Chiaki Kusumoto, Tomoki Inaba, Kazuhiro Matsueda, Hiroyuki Okada, Masaya Iwamuro 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(4):336-345. Published online Apr 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.336
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Foreign object ingestion and esophageal food impaction: An update and review on endoscopic management  
Brian M Fung, Seth Sweetser, Louis M Wong Kee Song, James H Tabibian 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 11(3):174-192. Published online Mar 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i3.174
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Risk of transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and related “superbugs” during gastrointestinal endoscopy  
Lawrence F Muscarella 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 6(10):457-474. Published online Oct 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i10.457
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Role of endoscopic vacuum therapy in the management of gastrointestinal transmural defects  
Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, Bruna Furia Buzetti Hourneaux de Moura, Michael A Manfredi, Kelly E Hathorn, Ahmad N Bazarbashi, Igor Braga Ribeiro, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura, Christopher C Thompson 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 11(5):329-344. Published online May 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i5.329
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Imaging of common bile duct by linear endoscopic ultrasound  
Praveer Rai, Zeeshn Ahamad Wani, Akash Ajmera, Chittapuram Srinivasan Rameshbabu, Abid Shoukat, Amit Pathak, Malay Sharma 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(15):1170-1180. Published online Oct 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i15.1170
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Difficult biliary cannulation: Historical perspective, practical updates, and guide for the endoscopist  
Rani Berry, James Y Han, James H Tabibian 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 11(1):5-21. Published online Jan 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i1.5
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Diagnosis and management of gastric antral vascular ectasia  
Franco Bazzoli, Leonardo Henry Eusebi, Liboria Laterza, Alessandro Mussetto, Lorenzo Fuccio 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 5(1):6-13. Published online Jan 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i1.6
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Small bowel capsule endoscopy: Where are we after almost 15 years of use?  
Cedric Van de Bruaene, Danny De Looze, Pieter Hindryckx 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(1):13-36. Published online Jan 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i1.13
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Artificial intelligence in gastrointestinal endoscopy: The future is almost here  
Tyler M Berzin, Yuichi Mori, Jeremy R Glissen Brown, Muthuraman Alagappan 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 10(10):239-249. Published online Oct 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i10.239
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Management of antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy in endoscopy: A review of literature  
Marcello Maida, Emanuele Sinagra, Vincenzo Garofalo, Giovanni Longo, Alessandro Vitello, Gaetano Cristian Morreale, Carlo Maida, Sandro Sferrazza 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 12(6):172-192. Published online Jun 16, 2020. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v12.i6.172
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All ileo-cecal ulcers are not Crohn’s: Changing perspectives of symptomatic ileocecal ulcers  
Ashish Kumar, Sunita Bhalla, Vineet Shah, Rinkesh Bansal, Vikas Singla, Praveen Sharma, Mandhir Kumar, Piyush Ranjan, Munish Sachdeva, Naresh Bansal, Pankaj Tyagi, Pankaj Jain, Vijendra Kirnake, Mohan Goyal, Hardik L Kotecha, Anil Arora, Rajesh Sharma, Amit Thawrani, Romesh Chawlani, Jay Toshniwal 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 9(7):327-333. Published online Jul 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i7.327
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Linear endoscopic ultrasound evaluation of hepatic veins  
Malay Sharma, Piyush Somani, Chittapuram Srinivasan Rameshbabu 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 10(10):283-293. Published online Oct 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i10.283
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Biliary and pancreatic stenting: Devices and insertion techniques in therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasonography  
Carmelo Luigiano, Enrico Opocher, Pierluigi Consolo, Giuseppe Iabichino, Monica Arena, Todd H Baron, Nico Pagano, Benedetto Mangiavillano 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 8(3):143-156. Published online Feb 10, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i3.143
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Acute abdominal obstruction: Colon stent or emergency surgery? An evidence-based review  
Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura, Christopher C Thompson, Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, Igor Braga Ribeiro 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 11(3):193-208. Published online Mar 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i3.193
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Current applications of endoscopic suturing  
Stavros N Stavropoulos, Rani Modayil, David Friedel 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(8):777-789. Published online Jul 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i8.777
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Anticoagulation and antiplatelet management in gastrointestinal endoscopy: A review of current evidence  
Rajvinder Singh, Biju George, Mohamed Asif Chinnaratha, Damian Harding, Derrick Tee, Minnie Au, Amanda H Lim, Hamish Philpott, Andrew Chan 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 12(11):408-450. Published online Nov 16, 2020. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v12.i11.408
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Endoscopic evaluation in diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease  
Glen A Doherty, Barra Neary, Carthage P Moran 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 8(20):723-732. Published online Dec 16, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i20.723
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Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia in the gastrointestinal tract in adult patients: A review  
Andreia Albuquerque 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 6(11):534-540. Published online Nov 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i11.534
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Difficult colon polypectomy  
Klaus Mönkemüller, Klaus Vormbrock 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 4(7):269-280. Published online Jul 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i7.269
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Endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease when and why  
Rajaratnam Rameshshanker, Naila Arebi 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 4(6):201-211. Published online Jun 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i6.201
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Achieving competence in colonoscopy: Milestones and the need for a new endoscopic curriculum in gastroenterology training  
Robert H Lee, Candace Masaquel, Stephanie Lee, Sara B Stanford 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(18):1279-1286. Published online Dec 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i18.1279
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Role of endoscopy in acute gastrointestinal bleeding in real clinical practice: An evidence-based review  
Kyoungwon Jung, Won Moon 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 11(2):68-83. Published online Feb 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i2.68
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Endoscopic hemostasis state of the art - Nonvariceal bleeding  
Stefan Karl Goelder, Juliane Brueckner, Helmut Messmann 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 8(4):205-211. Published online Feb 25, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i4.205
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Gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy’s lesion: Clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, and endoscopic therapy  
Borko Nojkov, Mitchell S Cappell 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(4):295-307. Published online Apr 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i4.295
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Coagulation syndrome: Delayed perforation after colorectal endoscopic treatments  
Shin Maeda, Atsushi Kokawa, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Hiroaki Kaneko, Makomo Makazu, Chiko Sato, Kingo Hirasawa 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(12):1055-1061. Published online Sep 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i12.1055
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Abdominal hernias: Radiological features  
Roberto Muto, Roberto Grassi, Maria Luisa Mangoni di Santo Stefano, Tullio Valente, Nunzia Luisa Pizza, Francesca Iasiello, Francesco Lassandro 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 3(6):110-117. Published online Jun 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i6.110
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Endoscopic management of difficult laterally spreading tumors in colorectum  
Hugo Uchima, Edgar Castillo-Regalado 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 14(3):113-128. Published online Mar 16, 2022. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i3.113
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Early vs late endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with acute cholangitis: A nationwide analysis  
Ramzi Mulki, Rushikesh Shah, Emad Qayed 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 11(1):41-53. Published online Jan 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i1.41
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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with ulcerative colitis that shows rectal sparing at initial diagnosis  
Wan-Jung Kim, Jong-Kyu Kim, Yong-Sung Choi 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 13(9):407-415. Published online Sep 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i9.407
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Duodenal adenoma surveillance in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis  
Fábio Guilherme Campos, Marianny Sulbaran, Adriana Vaz Safatle-Ribeiro, Carlos Augusto Real Martinez 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(10):950-959. Published online Aug 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i10.950
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Endoluminal solutions to bariatric surgery complications: A review with a focus on technical aspects and results  
María-Victoria Alvarez-Sánchez, Raquel Souto-Rodríguez 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 9(3):105-126. Published online Mar 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i3.105
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Endoscopic management of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract: A review  
Choichi Sugawa, Hiromi Ono, Mona Taleb, Charles E Lucas 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 6(10):475-481. Published online Oct 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i10.475
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Endoscopic therapy for weight loss: Gastroplasty, duodenal sleeves, intragastric balloons, and aspiration  
Nitin Kumar 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(9):847-859. Published online Jul 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i9.847
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Successful endoscopic fragmentation of large hardened fecaloma using jumbo forceps  
Yasumasa Matsuo, Hiroshi Yasuda, Hiroyasu Nakano, Miki Hattori, Midori Ozawa, Yoshinori Sato, Yoshiko Ikeda, Shun-Ichiro Ozawa, Masaki Yamashita, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Fumio Itoh 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 9(2):91-94. Published online Feb 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i2.91
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Nerve preserving vs standard laparoscopic sacropexy: Postoperative bowel function  
Chiara Benedetto, Saverio Danese, Paolo Petruzzelli, Stefano Cosma 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 9(5):211-219. Published online May 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i5.211
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Chemical colitis caused by hydrogen peroxide vaginal douche: A case report  
Jasbir Makker, Vamshidhar Vootla, Hafsa Abbas, Harish Patel, Ahmed Baiomi 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 11(9):486-490. Published online Sep 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i9.486
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Determination of the cut-off score of an endoscopic scoring method to predict whether elderly patients with dysphagia can eat pureed diets  
Torao Sakamoto, Akira Horiuchi, Toshiyuki Makino, Masashi Kajiyama, Naoki Tanaka, Masamitsu Hyodo 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 8(6):288-294. Published online Mar 25, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i6.288
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Six intragastric balloons: Which to choose?  
Katerina Kotzampassi, Anne Shrewsbury, George Stavrou 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 13(8):238-259. Published online Aug 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i8.238
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Should a fully covered self-expandable biliary metal stent be anchored with a double-pigtail plastic stent? A retrospective study  
Saad Emhmed Ali, Wesam M Frandah, Leon Su, Cory Fielding, Houssam Mardini 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 11(5):365-372. Published online May 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i5.365
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Orientation in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy—the only way is up  
Ara Darzi, Kinesh Patel, Nisha Patel, Georgina Kerry, Arun Sivananthan 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 15(3):146-152. Published online Mar 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i3.146
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Sedation-related complications in gastrointestinal endoscopy  
Somchai Amornyotin 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 5(11):527-533. Published online Nov 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i11.527
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Endoscopic management of benign biliary strictures  
Kavel H Visrodia, James H Tabibian, Todd H Baron 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 7(11):1003-1013. Published online Aug 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i11.1003
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New era of colorectal cancer screening  
Maysaa El Zoghbi, Linda C Cummings 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 8(5):252-258. Published online Mar 10, 2016. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v8.i5.252
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Endoscopy-guided ablation of pancreatic lesions: Technical possibilities and clinical outlook  
Silvia Carrara, Gabriele Capurso, Gianfranco Delle Fave, Alessandro Repici, Roberto Valente, Marianna Signoretti 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 9(2):41-54. Published online Feb 16, 2017. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v9.i2.41
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No significant difference in clinically relevant findings between Pillcam® SB3 and Pillcam® SB2 capsules in a United States veteran population  
Tyler D Aasen, David Wilhoite, Aynur Rahman, Kalpit Devani, Mark Young, James Swenson 
World J Gastrointest Endosc 11(2):124-132. Published online Feb 16, 2019. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v11.i2.124
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