Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with urgent endoscopy and late endoscopy, early endoscopy correlated with better outcomes among ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – August 17, 2009 – A new study shows that elderly patients who underwent endoscopy within one day of presentation for peptic ulcer bleeding had a two-day shorter hospital stay and ...

Worldwide, a limiting factor in the use of endoscopy is the lack of trained gastroenterologists. Research has shown that nonphysician clinicians (such as nurses) with specific training can ...

Endoscopy can be used along with other tests to confirm a diagnosis of cirrhosis and help a doctor decide what treatments might be best. An endoscopy is done by inserting a thin, lighted tube with a ...

To address this gap, clinicians piloted a mobile endoscopy-on-wheels program at George Regional Hospital. A small traveling team transported portable endoscopy equipment by car to five district ...

Medicare covers endoscopies for diagnostic testing and to treat conditions such as polyps, bile duct obstruction, and bile duct stones. The cost of an endoscopy varies depending on whether it’s ...