GI & Endoscopy

The number of laparoscopic bariatric procedures increased from 2003-2008, partly due to wider use of laparoscopic techniques and patients' greater acceptance, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

A new study links eating legumes, brown rice and dried fruit to lower risk of colon cancer, according to a news release by the Loma Linda University School of Public Health.

Anal sphincters grown from living cells could be a treatment for fecal and urinary incontinence, according to a news release by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

New interventions aimed at increasing colorectal screening are necessary to reduce mortality from the disease, according to a study published in Medscape.

A new study published in the August issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, shows that the use of retroflexion technique during colonoscopy in the right side of the colon improves polyp…

Fecal occult blood testing, a patient-administered test that is much less expensive than a colonoscopy, is a valid option for early detection of colon cancer, according to a report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., has begun building a $30 million Digestive Diseases Center on its campus, in hopes of attracting more gastroenterologists to the area, according to a report by Fox31 News.

Barry Tanner is president and CEO of Physicians Endoscopy in Doylestown, Pa.

Naveen Surapaneni, MD, has joined Bay Area Gastroenterology Consultants of Houston-Clear Lake, according to a release by the practice.

A new genetic study has identified two types of stomach cancer that respond differently to chemotherapy, according to a release by Duke Health.