Endoscopy Unplugged by ESGE

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 in this field, Stig's expert recommendations, and our own personal experiences from our departments.

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 your team, plus how to ensure the best post-endoscopy management. Watch out for later down the series when Henriette will be back for a part 2 on Foreign Bodies.

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 sedation, bowel prep, devices, photo documentation, and much more!

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.esge.com/performance-measures-for-upper-gi-endoscopy-esge-quality-improvement-initiative-update-2025).