Endoscopy Unplugged by ESGE

Professor Mario Dinis-Ribeiro is chair of the Department of Medicine at the Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center, and professor at the Porto Faculty of Medicine in Portugal. Mario is also currently the Secretary General of the World Endoscopy Organization, and served as ESGE President between 2019 and 2021. Together with host Professor Ian Gralnek, this important topic is tackled, with updates given...

PD Dr Henriette Heinrich, Head of Endoscopy at the Clarence Abdominal Center at the University of Basel, Switzerland, returns for a part two! Henriette shares her experience on how to best to tackle foreign bodies. Whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, Henriette's words of wisdom are not just informative, but entertaining too. The discussion covers tips on equipm...

Dr Roos Pouw from the University Medical Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is a recognized international expert in Barrett's Esophagus, and is the senior author of the recent ESGE Barrett's guideline. Tune in to hear her discussion with host ESGE Past President Professor Ian Gralnek about how she ensures successful diagnosis of BE, with plenty of practical clinical tips to help improve your endo...

Live from ESGE Days in Milan! Professor Maria Pellise, Head of Endoscopy at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona, shares her guidance on when, where and how to use cold snare or hot snare techniques when resecting polyps in the colon. Maria and Ian found time to debate this fundamental skill for endoscopists on the Spotlight Stage at ESGE Days 202...

Dr John Morris is a Consulting Gastroenterologist at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in Glasgow, Scotland, and a senior author of many original publications in upper GI bleeding including the new Endoscopic diagnosis and management of peptic ulcer bleeding ESGE Guideline – Update 2026 LINK: https://www.esge.com/endoscopic-diagnosis-and-management-of-peptic-ulcer-bleeding-update-2026 This episode tackl...

Professor Stig Laursen, from the department of gastroenterology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark, is one of the authors on the recently published Endoscopic diagnosis and management of peptic ulcer bleeding ESGE Guideline – Update 2026. Stig has an encyclopedic knowledge of the research in upper GI bleeding, which has to be heard to be believed! The discussion covers the most important studies...

PD Dr Henriette Heinrich, Head of Endoscopy at the Clarence Abdominal Center at the University of Basel, Switzerland, shares her experience on how to best to tackle food impactions. Whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, Henriette's words of wisdom are not just informative, but entertaining too. The discussion covers tips on equipment, how to work effectively with...

Professor Torsten Beyna, from the Evangelical Hospital Dusseldorf, in Germany, is a world expert in all things ERCP. ESGE Past President Professor Ian M Gralnek talks with him about one of the most basic, fundamental, and challenging intervention in ERCP, the cannulation. Whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, Torsten's words of wisdom are essential listening.

Dr Manmeet Matharoo, consultant gastroenterologist with a clinical focus on colonoscopy at St Mark’s Hospital in London, UK, talks with ESGE Past President Professor Ian M Gralnek about what makes a successful colonoscopy. Manmeet shares the secrets to her practice, and whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, the conversation makes for essential listening, covering...

Dr Miguel Areia shares his ‘back to basics’ guide on how to perform a high-quality upper GI endoscopy exam. Whether you are just starting your career or are a seasoned endoscopist, Miguel’s words of wisdom are essential listening - he is the lead author of ESGE’s recent paper Performance Measures for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: an Quality Improvement Initiative – Update 2025 (https://www.esg...