A serious complication of ERCP, a procedure commonly used to diagnose and treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts, may be eliminated with a single dose medication. A study in the current issue ...

The joint American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy has issued updated quality indicators for all ...

Pivotal study shows no clear benefit for the common endoscopic procedure in this patient group. Experts say the new data ...

An independent, non-Federal panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded today that in light of rapid advances in medical imaging technologies, Endoscopic Retrograde ...

HealthDay News — The risks of cardiopulmonary adverse events are similar for propofol sedation versus traditional agents in gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, with fewer complications associated ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy is gaining traction as a less-invasive alternative to surgical bypass and enteral stenting for patients with gastric outlet obstruction. The procedure ...

A medical complication can be defined as an undesired event that requires an unscheduled or prolonged hospital stay. 1 It can also be described as an adverse event that requires a deviation from the ...

Endoscopic ultrasound procedure (EUS) is a minimally-invasive procedure using an endoscope with an ultrasound camera at the tip of it to evaluate the layers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. With ...

A study in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine shows a serious complication of ERCP, a procedure commonly used to diagnose and treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts, may ...