Survival rates for upper gastrointestinal cancers are poor and oesophageal cancer incidence is increasing. Upper gastrointestinal cancer is also often missed during examinations; a predicament that ...

What Are the Indications for Early Endoscopy in a Patient With Suspected GERD? When evaluating a patient with suspected GERD, the presenting symptom derived from the clinical history is perhaps the ...

A new study indicates that both high-grade abnormal cellular changes (dysplasia) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (a form of cancer) have increased in the last 25 years among people with a digestive ...

The next time a patient is asked to swallow an entire camera to help diagnose gastrointestinal problems, he or she should not be surprised. New technology has GI patients doing just that. Such ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Patients at high risk for gastric cancer should undergo ...

This study shows a differentiated approach to simulate the nasal endoscopy exam procedure in a virtual system using advanced graphic rendering. Furthermore, it provides a realistic environment for the ...

Medical lens-based ear endoscopes enable high-resolution visualization, enhancing the diagnosis and treatment of ear diseases. These devices use sophisticated optical and illumination systems for ...

An abstract published in examined a potential curriculum for the soon-to-be-implemented Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery exam. Matthew Ritter, MD, an associate professor for Bethesda, Md.-based ...

A pill-sized device that is swallowed and guided through the body using magnets may put an end to invasive endoscopy examinations. Currently endoscopes - long, thin, flexible tubes equipped with a ...

A WOMAN died in hospital in Hereford following a complication during an endoscopy examination. Majorie Thomas, of Clehonger, was admitted to Hereford County Hospital on November 21 last year, ...