Here are the 2010 Medicare payment rates for six upper GI procedures in the ASC setting. 1. Upper GI endoscopy including esophagus, stomach and either duodenum and/or jejunum as appropriate; with ...

CHICAGO -- Video capsule endoscopy should be part of the long-term management of asymptomatic patients with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), as these patients have an increased risks for small and large ...

A 50-year-old woman with Crohn's disease was taken to surgery for multiple strictures of the terminal ileum causing small bowel obstruction. Proximal to the diseased segment there was another diseased ...

Here are the 2010 CMS reimbursement rates for five GERD-related upper endoscopy procedures in the ASC setting. 1. Esophagoscopy, rigid or flexible; diagnostic, with or without collection of specimen(s ...

Hookworms can be found in approximately 25% of the world's population. The most common species are Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus. Both species are widely distributed in Asia and Africa ...