GI & Endoscopy

Here are 10 tried-and-true strategies for building a successful GI/endoscopy-driven ASC.

A study conducted by researchers in Colorado revealed that women offered a female endoscopist were not more likely to undergo screening colonoscopies than those who were not offered this choice, according to a news release by the American Society of…

Allopurinol, an inexpensive anti-gout medication, may help stop the progression of colorectal adenomas, according to a news release by the American Association for Cancer Research.

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An article published in Gastroenterology points to the growing data associating serrated polyps and their size, number and histologic features to colorectal cancer and suggests revisions to polyp surveillance guidelines, according to the article's abstract.

Here is a list of 21 notable GI and endoscopy-driven ASCs.

The Endocrine Society has announced the release of a new clinical practice guideline for post-operative bariatric surgery patients addressing nutritional and endocrine management.

In a study published in Gastroenterology, researchers sought to determine the association between the presence of serrated colorectal polyps and colorectal neoplasia, based on evidence that serrated polyps have different malignant potential than traditional adenomas, according to the study's abstract.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can effectively prevent colon cancer by causing diseased stem cells with accumulated mutations to self-destruct, according to a news report by Science Daily.

Mayo Clinic researchers have found a new noninvasive test — Cologuard sDNA test —that detects pre-cancerous polyps and colon tumors is more accurate than current noninvasive tests in the market, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek news report.