An abstract published in examined a potential curriculum for the soon-to-be-implemented Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery exam. Matthew Ritter, MD, an associate professor for Bethesda, Md.-based ...

In November 2016, Brian Davis, MD, hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons on the “Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery — Passing the Exam ...

Accurate neoplasia detection in patients with Barrett esophagus (BE) involves high-quality endoscopy, adequate biopsy ...

A new study indicates that both high-grade abnormal cellular changes (dysplasia) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (a form of cancer) have increased in the last 25 years among people with a digestive ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) GVHD after allo-SCT is diagnosed on the basis of symptoms and findings in endoscopic mucosal biopsy specimens. However, GI symptoms often persist despite treatment and whether a ...

Performing chromoendoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease patients with a history of colorectal dysplasia identified lesions that were likely missed during initial white light endoscopy, most of which ...

A gastric tissue biopsy and culture are laboratory tests that examine stomach tissue. These tests are typically carried out to determine the cause of a stomach ulcer or other troublesome stomach ...

Medical lens-based ear endoscopes enable high-resolution visualization, enhancing the diagnosis and treatment of ear diseases. These devices use sophisticated optical and illumination systems for ...