GI & Endoscopy

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.

Here are six ways GI/endoscopy-driven ASCs will change in the next five years.

A study published in Gastroenterology examined colorectal mortality among individuals undergoing colonoscopies compared to the general population, according to the study's abstract.

A new study conducted by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine revealed that one percent of all patients undergoing outpatient endoscopic procedures suffer serious enough complications to require admission…

A study published in Gastroenterology found a connection between type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer among men, according to a news release by the American Gastroenterological Association Institute.