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, ...

The rate of different-day elective upper and lower endoscopic procedures was 3.5 times higher in physician’s offices than in hospital outpatient departments, according to results from a recent study ...

There are substantial changes in store for lower GI endoscopy procedures in 2015. Here are 12 things to know about the revisions, according to the American Gastroenterological Association. • The CPT ...

If your car needs work on its front and rear axles, it's obviously more convenient, efficient and cost effective to have both repairs done at the same time. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

Although bundling of endoscopic procedures on the same day is convenient for patients, is efficient for providers and offers cost savings, the procedures are often separated on different days because ...

Endoscopy procedures for the digestive system—upper endoscopy and colonoscopy—are similar in that they require preparation ...

Perforation is a known, major complication of upper and lower endoscopy. The incidence of perforation is higher during therapeutic vs diagnostic procedures. Management of perforation ranges from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists were associated with a higher risk for aspiration pneumonia after ...

The findings "suggest that endoscopic gastroenterostomy should be the palliative treatment of choice in patients with ...