The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) today released a new clinical practice guideline on the surveillance of ...

Practical strategies to screen for cancer remain a high priority for public health.  For all types of cancer, early diagnosis ...

A study of ED patients who swallowed a foreign object concluded they should have an endoscopy to remove the object if they have at last one of three identified risk factors for complications, ...

Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace traditional endoscopy as an equally effective but less invasive way of diagnosing a condition that can be a forerunner of esophageal cancer. Barrett's ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEC Corporation (NEC; TOKYO: 6701) today announced the development of an AI technology for supporting doctors to detect neoplasia in Barrett’s esophagus during endoscopic ...

A swallowable, capsule-sponge device used to sample biomarkers offers a reliable, noninvasive alternative to endoscopy for diagnosing Barrett's esophagus, according to a new guideline from the ...

Screening and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus with conventional sedated endoscopy has been advocated; however, the expense and risks associated with the procedure are considerable. Unsedated small ...

Merit Medical Systems MMSI announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the C2 CryoBalloon technology from ...

Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Endoscopy Procedures Market by Application (Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, ...

Asset acquisition would expand Merit’s Endoscopy portfolio with an innovative device to treat patients suffering from Barretts esophagus and ...

"The evidence indicates that upper endoscopy is indicated in patients with heartburn only when accompanied by other serious symptoms such as difficult or painful swallowing, bleeding, anemia, weight ...

Colonoscopy and endoscopy are the primary diagnostic and therapeutic avenues for a number of GI conditions, but these procedures are not always possible. Capsule endoscopy has arisen as a minimally ...