In 2016, the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (WJGE) has published the 19^th issue which containing 6 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Gastrointestinal tract access for urological natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery”, a Minireviews by Dr. Ithaar H Derweesh, et al from the Department of Urology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, United States; and (2) “Patients presenting for colonoscopy: A great opportunity to screen for sleep apnea”, an Original Article by Glenn Harvin, MD, Assistant Professor, et al from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, United States, etc. We invite you to peruse all 6 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in gastrointestinal endoscopy that will guide basic research and clinical practice in these fields.

This journal is an open-access journal which allows free immediate access to all full-text articles. For details, please visit: Volume 8, Issue 19, November 16, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Timothy D Kane, MD, Professor, Surgeon, Division Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Childrens National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010-2970, United States

The WJGE is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy. It was launched on October 15, 2009 and is published biweekly (24 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage gastrointestinal endoscopists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJGE describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic valueand which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue, at: http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/e-journal.htm.