Opportunities lie in expanding endoscopic procedures, such as EUS and ERCP, to enhance cancer diagnostics and treatment, supported by improving healthcare expenditures and global demand for effective, ...

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Continuing GLP-1/GIP agonist therapy prior to elective upper endoscopy increases the risk for residual gastric volume, but clear liquids the day before could mitigate the risk.

Residual gastric volume precluded endoscopic examination ...

Patients on GLP-1 or GLP-1/GIP agonists had significant residual gastric volume if the medication was not held prior to upper endoscopy, unless they were on a clear liquid diet the previous day, ...

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) or glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) ...

Stomach cancer is silent in nature in the early stages because of the stomach's physical characteristics of stretchability. Find out what the early signs are.

Dyspepsia affects an estimated 15 to 25 per cent of Malaysians, making it one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints nationwide.

Diagnostic tunnel vision by 2 pulmonologists led to a $2 million malpractice settlement after the patient died of esophageal cancer.

Merit Medical Systems MMSI announced the U.S. commercial launch of its Resilience Through-the-Scope (TTS) Esophageal Stent. The Resilience stent expands the company’s endoscopy portfolio, adding to ...

The first lab-grown oesophagus has been engineered by scientists from a pig and could be transplanted into babies within five ...

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors ...