A study in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is the first case series to test the benefits and safety of provocative testing combined with endoscopy. Here’s what you need to know. 1. Researchers from Baton ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Single endoscopy was not inferior to second-look endoscopy in decreasing risk for recurrent bleeding in patients ...

Among Medicare-certified, single-specialty ASCs, endoscopy is the most common focus, and more than one third (37%) 1 of certified multi-specialty ASCs have an endoscopy service line. Patient volumes ...

Symptoms of possible upper GI bleeding (UGIB) are a leading cause of hospital admissions through emergency departments. But according to a new study, use of capsule endoscopy can avoid many ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with urgent endoscopy and late endoscopy, early endoscopy correlated with better outcomes among ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common and potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt and accurate diagnosis. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy are the primary ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A significant proportion of very elderly people admitted for upper gastrointestinal bleeds underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), with mortality significantly ...

Nearly all PCI patients, even those at low risk of bleeding, develop at least some gastrointestinal injury when taking dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), according to data from the OPT-PEACE randomized ...

A hemostatic powder, TC-325 (Hemospray), worked as well as standard treatment for endoscopic control of acute bleeds from nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal lesions, a randomized trial found. In the ...

Patients who suffer a GI bleed after PCI are a challenging group. They may have multiple comorbidities and are often medically unstable; treatment must balance the need to prevent ischemic ...

Dr. Rosario Ligresti explained that while many GISTs are found incidentally, larger tumors may cause anemia, bleeding or swallowing issues. Anemia and gastrointestinal bleeding are among the most ...