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Capsule endoscopy feasible for monitoring Crohn’s in small intestine

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endoscopy using a wireless capsule appeared feasible for the longitudinal monitoring of Crohn’s disease in the ...
Becker's ASC

Capnographic monitoring does not reduce hypoxemia in upper endoscopy, colonoscopy — 3 points

A study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology found among patients undergoing routine endoscopy or colonoscopy with moderate sedation, capnographic monitoring did not reduce the ...
Healio

Capsule-sponge test could replace endoscopy in surveillance of low-risk Barrett’s esophagus

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A capsule-sponge test may help risk-stratify patients with Barrett’s esophagus. Patients classified as low risk ...
Medscape

Less Invasive Sponge Test Stratifies Risk in Patients With Barrett Esophagus

Capsule sponge-based surveillance could be used in lieu of endoscopy for low-risk Barrett esophagus (BE) surveillance, a prospective multisite UK study found. The biomarker risk panel collected by the ...
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Prometheus Laboratories launches new test to monitor vedolizumab: 3 notes

The San Diego-based pharmaceutical company Prometheus Laboratories has launched PROMETHEUS Anser VDZ, a monitoring test for inflammatory bowel disease patients using vedolizumab. 1. The PROMETHEUS ...