Researchers found weight loss was quicker, greater and retained better after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass than gastric banding surgery, according to findings published in the Archives of Surgery.
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Tim Rubin, a gastroenterologist at Essentia Health in Duluth, Minn., will be featured on the nationally syndicated television show "The Doctors" next week for performing fecal transplants, according to a Superior Telegram report.
Zubin Bhesania, MD, and Anthony W. Boutt, MD, have joined the Michigan Bariatric Institute at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System's Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., according to a SJMHS news release.
A study found that while the long-term risks for recurrent acute diverticulitis are limited after colectomy, medically treated patients have similar outcomes, according to findings published in the British Journal of Surgery.
The FDA's Gastroenterology-Urology Devices Panel voted unanimously that LINX's Reflux Management System, a laparoscopically implanted device designed to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, has a favorable risk-benefit profile and was safe and effective, according to an FDA report.
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A new study found women living in the southern latitudes of the U.S. have significantly lower rates of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to findings published in Gut.
Fecal immunochemical testing, which tests for human blood in a patient's stool, is now available as a take-home test from Life Line Screening, according to a company news release.
The number of gastric banding procedures has increased 22 times since the early 1990s and is expected to help drive the gastrointestinal device market to $14.6 billion, according to Kalorama Information's The World Market for Gastrointestinal Devices report.
EndoChoice was awarded the 2011 Deal of the Year award in the "fast growing companies" category by Georgia Bio, according to a news release.
The gastrointestinal endoscopic device market will be fueled by an increase in colon cancer screening and anti-reflux procedures and is expected to hit $2.7 billion in sales by 2018, according to a news report by iData Research.