GI & Endoscopy

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has announced the results of a national study, conducted in part at the institution, reveal that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces deaths attributable to colorectal cancer, according to a news release.

Here are nine recent gastroenterologist appointments.

Vanguard West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Ill., has announced it will live-tweet "unique hybrid surgery" on a patient with a hiatal hernia and gastrointestinal relflux disorder, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Richard Larry Williams, MD, has joined the East Wood Clinic in Paris, Tenn., according to a news release from Henry County Medical Center in Paris, which welcomed the physician to the area.

Boston Scientific Corporation has announced it has received FDA clearance for expanded use indication for its CRE wire-guided balloon dilator for endoscopic dilation of the Sphincter of Oddi following sphincterotomy, according to a news release.

The American Gastroenterological Association, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the American College of Gastroenterology have jointly issued a new practice guideline for diagnosing and managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a Family Practice News…

A new study indicates it may be advisable for people with diabetes mellitus type II to undergo colorectal cancer screening at younger ages than is usually recommended, according to an article on research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles plans to add gastroenterology services to a new outpatient center it has opened in Valencia, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

Gastroenterologists Houssam E. Mardini, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, and Alla Y. Grigorian, MD, PhD, have joined Cabell Huntington (W.V.) Hospital, practicing out of the hospital's Digestive Disease Center, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Ira Schmelkin, MD, has joined the gastroenterology practice of Heidi Kolek, MD, at Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., according to a news release.