Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to Dennis M. Jensen, MD, FACG, of the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los ...

I recently commented on the tragedy that had befallen patients at UCLA. Much attention was given to CRE infection, but the real culprit, contaminated scopes, was not well described. While the below ...

Administering a lidocaine lollipop as a single-agent anesthetic to patients undergoing an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure eliminated the need for sedation in the majority of patients. Upper ...

While endoscopy is a procedure in which the gastro-intestinal tract (GI tract), colonoscopy is an examination of the large intestine through a scope placed into the body at the rectum. But it is often ...

Olympus, a precision technology leader, has introduced the GIF-H180J scope, a 9.9-mm gastroscope that delivers HDTV image quality and Narrow Band Imaging for upper gastrointestinal screening, ...

Olympus has launched the GIF-1TH190 gastrointestinal videoscope. Here are five things to know about the new scope. 1. The GIF-1TH190 is the first one-channel therapeutic gastrointestinal videoscope ...

Endoscopy is a medical technique that doctors use to detect and treat certain conditions without major surgery. The popularity of these procedures has surged in recent years, and that’s a good thing.

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 ...