GI & Endoscopy

Here are five steps that will ensure your GI-driven ASC has great quality and infection control.

Todd McCarty, MD, FACS, of the Lakewood Weight Loss & Wellness Clinic, successfully performed the first natural orifice bariatric surgery on a female patient, according to a news release.

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University found elevated blood sugar levels are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer, according to a news release.

Researchers found a significant number of ulcerative colitis patients had mucosal lesions in the proximal colon that were only detectable with a full colonoscopic examination, according to a Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News report.

The American Gastroenterological Association posthumously awarded Emmet B. Keeffe, MD, AGAF, the 2012 Julius Friedenwald medal, according to an AGA report.

A recent study found a higher intake of well-done grilled and barbecued red meat increases the amount of carcinogens and possibly the risk of aggressive prostate cancer, according to findings published in PLoS ONE.

Covidien has finalized a deal to acquire Barrx Medical for $325 million in cash, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

NYU Langone Medical Center researchers found dendritic cells can safeguard the pancreas against acute pancreatitis, according to findings published in the November issue of journal Gastroenterology.

In 2008, North Star Surgical Center in Lubbock, Texas, added a gastric lap-banding service line to its cadre of procedures. Though the service line has been put on hold temporarily, due to the untimely death of an ASC physician in…

A study found laparoscopic surgery had a lower risk of wound infection and incisional hernia than open bariatric surgery, according to findings published in the Archives of Surgery.