A therapeutic endoscopic procedure provides treatment that is carried out via the endoscope. A procedure, which starts as a diagnostic or screening endoscopy, may become a therapeutic endoscopy ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent advancement in minimally invasive spine surgery, unilateral biportal endoscopy integrates the ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;21(2):348-357. It is likely that trucut biopsies will have an important role in diagnosing submucosal lesions such as gastrointestinal stromal tumor as it is difficult to ...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) appeared effective for removing superficial gastric neoplasia and is therefore a viable option for patients in North America, a retrospective, multicenter study ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common problem in Western countries, and about 80% of patients can be treated successfully by medical therapy with PPIs. Some patients, however, do not ...

Emerson Hospital and Middlesex Digestive Health and Endoscopy Center announced that endoscopic ultrasound procedures are now offered at Emerson Hospital in Concord. The EUS device is the latest in ...

For years now, surgeons have debated the relative merits of endoscopic and open surgery for carpal tunnel release. Now some researchers believe that they are closing the case against the endoscopic ...

WASHINGTON -- Endoscopic gastric fundus mucosal ablation (GFMA) as a means of reducing production of the hunger-modulating hormone ghrelin was technically feasible and safe in a first-in-human study, ...