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 ...

The American College of Gastroenterology published updated guidelines on managing upper gastrointestinal and ulcer bleeding in the May 2021 issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prophylactic endotracheal intubation prior to endoscopy was not beneficial for patients with ...

Doctors may perform an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to diagnose and help treat stomach ulcers. During the procedure, a healthcare professional inserts an endoscope through the mouth and into the ...

Researchers report the use of Linked Color Imaging, an innovative modality that specifically combines selected wavelengths of light for illumination in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. This method, ...

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

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

For GI clinics and ASCs, accurate coding and documentation are critical to protecting reimbursement, reducing denials and ...

The study was conducted in two phases at four hospitals in the United Kingdom. In the first phase, data on consecutive UGI bleeders were collected at three hospitals prospectively and retrospectively ...

Upper GI mucosal damage was tied to a 76% higher risk of subsequent Parkinson's disease. The retrospective study followed GI patients for nearly 15 years. The findings support literature suggesting ...

In the wake of warnings from the FDA about safety issues associated with certain ultrasound-equipped endoscopes, EndoSound has secured an agency clearance for a device designed to avoid those issues.