Undergoing an upper GI endoscopy in the U.S. will cost patients an average of $1,109 in the ASC setting, according to data from Sidecar Health. The majority of the procedure’s cost goes toward ...

Endoscopy is a way to examine your digestive tract with a camera, called an endoscope. The endoscope is a flexible tube with a light and the camera attached. Through this state-of-the-art technology, ...

Study, which followed more than 450,000 individuals in Sweden after lower or upper gastrointestinal biopsy, suggests that symptoms of IBD may start significantly before disease shows up on biopsy ...

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 ...

It is recommended that patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding undergo endoscopy within 24 hours after gastroenterologic consultation. The role of endoscopy performed within time frames ...

A combined colonoscopy and endoscopy lets a doctor examine your upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, all in one procedure. Doctors use a combined colonoscopy and endoscopy to help diagnose the ...

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 ...

A consensus on major and minor key performance indicators (KPIs) was established to improve the quality of upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and reduce post-endoscopy upper GI cancer. The adoption ...

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, ...

SAN DIEGO — A real-time, blood-sensing capsule (PillSense) is a safe and effective diagnostic tool for patients with suspected upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that can aid patient triage, reduce ...