A simple breath test for detecting H pylori infection is as effective and safe as endoscopy and is less uncomfortable and distressing for the patient, conclude researchers in this week’s BMJ. The ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 29 — A simple breath test may supplant endoscopy for investigating people with dyspepsia, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial published in the April ...

Survival rates for upper gastrointestinal cancers are poor and oesophageal cancer incidence is increasing. Upper gastrointestinal cancer is also often missed during examinations; a predicament that ...

Objectives: Bidirectional endoscopy is recommended for new-onset iron deficiency anemia (IDA), given the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. The rate of endoscopic ass ...

A study in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recommends emergency departments use capsule endoscopy as a triage for patients with GI bleeding. Researchers used a prospective, randomized controlled trial ...

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (09/22/2022) — Published in Gastroenterology, a peer-reviewed commentary by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers found that medically underserved people (Black, ...

This issue devoted to Esophageal Function Testing highlights these tests that are complimentary to endoscopy and should be considered after endoscopy is performed. In fact, a prerequisite for ...

Dublin, Sept. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Gastrointestinal Products Market by Devices (Endoscopy, Ablation System, Motility Testing, Biopsy Devices, Stenting Devices, PH Monitoring), Diseases ...