GLP-1s, a popular class of weight loss and diabetes drugs, can hinder the safety of a common gastroenterology procedure, according to a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. The researchers — ...

Physicians and physician groups have expressed concern surrounding procedures, especially those involving anesthesia, in patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist weight loss ...

1. Control of bleeding not separately billable. The control of bleeding is included in biopsy (and most other) endoscopic procedures, and is not separately billable unless the patient comes into the ...

Endoscopic images and videos are becoming valuable tools to help patients understand their procedures and what to expect. When used with clear explanations, they can make complex medical information ...

Typically, few of the many systems in an endoscopy department are interconnected. For example, image and video data generated during a procedure might be stored in one system, while other details ...

Patients who underwent colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) experienced significantly less pain than those who underwent colonoscopy or CT colonography, yet they expressed more concerns about its ...

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default ...