Medical device makers are lobbying the U.S. government and private insurance companies to cover weight-loss surgery, according to a Reuter's report.
GI & Endoscopy
An Oregon Health and Science University study found patients first presenting with colon cancer in the emergency department still benefit from curative treatment such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, according to a MedPage Today report.
Researchers in the Netherlands assessed the quality of colonoscopy reporting in daily clinical practice and found colonoscopy reporting varied significantly, according to findings published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
A new study claims anesthesiologist involvement increased the cost of screening colonoscopy by 20 percent, according to findings published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Bariatric procedures are more often being done in the ambulatory surgery setting. The most common procedure in ASCs is gastric banding, which experts estimate makes up 90 percent of bariatric procedures performed in ASCs. Bariatric surgery represents a business opportunity…
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A small study found physicians detect fewer than half of small intestine abnormalities when viewing images taken during a capsule endoscopy, according findings published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
A study found adding the chemotherapy drug oxaliplatin to 5-fluorouracil during adjuvant treatment for stage III colon cancer improved survival in the general patient population, according to findings published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Two new studies found that a new, investigational colorectal cancer screening test developed by the Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences of Madison, Wis., is accurate and more sensitive than other noninvasive tests at detecting adenomas and early-stage cancer, according to…
The Obesity Surgery Mortality Risk Score can predict a patient's risk for mortality as a result of bariatric surgery, according to a Bluepoint Surgical Group news release.
GI-driven surgery centers must run as well-oiled machines in order to turn a profit; due to reimbursement cuts for the specialty, efficiency is critical, and tactics that can decrease turnover times, speed up cases and decrease supply costs are essential…