GI & Endoscopy

Stephen Boyce, MD, a bariatric surgeon in Knoxville, Tenn., and medical director at the New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery, discussed the FDA's recent decision to expand LAP-BAND eligibility in a San Francisco Chronicle report.

Gastric bypass surgery has been linked to significant excess weight loss and increased B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations, according to a study in Surgical Endoscopy.

Nearly one-third of people age 50 and older have never been screened for colon cancer and 28 percent said their healthcare provider had not recommended them for screening, according to a release by the Colon Cancer Alliance.

EndoSphere has announced it has received a U.S. patent for endoscopically implantable devices for the treatment of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy named Gregory G. Ginsberg, MD, as its new president and named members of its 2011-2012 governing board, according to releases by ASGE.

Here are 10 reports on recently published studies concerning gastroenterology and endoscopy.

Joel Judah, MD, a gastroenterologist at three-physician Georgia Gastroenterology Center in Macon, Ga., recently co-wrote an article in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy titled, "An Endoscopist's Guide to Political Involvement: Because Inaction is no Longer a Reasonable Alternative," which is accessible by subscription…

Large sessile colonic polyps can be managed safely and effectively by endoscopic mucosal resection, but previous attempts increase the risk of failure, according to a report in Gastroenterology.

While few endoscopists still use the two-person technique for colonoscope insertion, quality measures for this technique were equal to or better than the much-preferred one-person technique, according to a report in BMC Gastroenterology.

Here are 10 recent findings on colonoscopies, based on recent studies published in various journals.