None required intervention. One patient with gastritis by endoscopy died from disseminated (non-upper GI) malignant disease 2 months after endoscopy. Follow up on the remaining patients was ...

In a 2023 study, researchers described conventional video endoscopy as the gold standard for the detection of upper gastrointestinal tract cancer. They also noted that it serves as a very good ...

In new-onset dyspepsia among older adults, endoscopy should be considered given the increased risk of an upper GI malignancy. Among individuals taking NSAIDs, the medication should ideally be ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) mucosal damage seen on upper endoscopy was tied to a 76% higher risk of a subsequent Parkinson's disease diagnosis, a retrospective cohort study showed. Over an average ...

Investigators identified a cohort of patients with no history of Parkinson's disease who underwent an upper endoscopy (EGD)—a procedure to image and diagnose problems in the esophagus, stomach ...

Dr. Hernandez was named chief medical officer for GI management services group Gastro Health in January. Dr. Hernandez, a founding member of Gastro Health, will oversee clinical operations across all ...

upper and lower endoscopy with biopsies, polypectomies, variceal sclerotherapy and banding, foreign body removal from upper GI tract, dilations, percutaneous liver biopsies, pH probe, hydrogen breath ...

The following is a summary of “Endoscopy and Anesthesia Outcomes Associated with Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use ...