Use of GLP-1s or glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide agonists before upper endoscopy significantly increased the risk for residual gastric volume, according to data published in JAMA Internal ...

Endoscopies are among the most common procedures in the U.S. with millions performed each year. For providers to safely and ...

Hospitals suffer high costs from just a few common surgical procedures. However, intraoperative endoscopy (IOE) may help hospitals decrease these costs and complications. During an Olympus Corporation ...

Capsule endoscopy (CE) and double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) identify complications beyond the reach of conventional bidirectional endoscopy in patients with persistent symptoms of celiac disease.

A study of ED patients who swallowed a foreign object concluded they should have an endoscopy to remove the object if they have at last one of three identified risk factors for complications, ...

New research from Cedars-Sinai suggests people who are scheduled for certain medical procedures should stop taking popular weight loss drugs in the days or weeks prior to avoid complications.

While gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is rarely performed during pregnancy—accounting for just 0.4% of procedures—there are times when it is urgently needed. A new review by physician-scientists from ...