Guided capsule endoscopy could pave the way for the future of endoscopic examination of the stomach, according to the findings of a feasibility study by Jean-Francois Rey and colleagues.
Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;2(9):376-377. Endoscopy in pregnant patients presents unique concerns regarding the safety and benefit of this procedure to the fetus. Every year in ...
Tests and procedures to diagnosis esophageal cancer may include an imaging test (CT or CAT, MRI or PET scans), a barium swallow or an endoscopy exam. An endoscopic ultrasound examination is a ...
131 consecutive patients undergoing colonoscopy with conscious sedation at the authors' center completed a pre-endoscopy sleep questionnaire and a physical examination that was designed to detect OSA.
Further, early endoscopy within the first 24 h of presentation provided demonstrable benefit in blood transfusion requirements and hospital stay, regardless of PPI regimen, but not rebleeding rates.