Three clinical and scientific thought-leaders in inflammatory bowel disease research were awarded the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's prestigious Annual National Science Awards at its 2009 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Clinical & Research Conference in Hollywood, Fla., on Dec. 4,…
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Christopher Magiera, MD, has joined Ministry Health Care's Ministry Medical Group Department of Gastroenterology, according to a report in the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune.
Here is the number of visits to ambulatory care centers in the United States for gastrointestinal infection in 2004, arranged by demographic information.
A study in a recent episode of Endoscopy has shown that outpatient colonoscopy is safe with a low risk of acute complications and that the quality of bowel preparation was related to the risk of complications, according to a report…
A study published in a recent issue of Endoscopy showed that gastroenterologists trained in reading computed tomography colonoscopy images had a specificity and sensitivity approaching that of radiologists, according to a report on GastroHep.com.
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Saint Louis (Mo.) University Hospital recently launched a new single-incision laparoscopic surgery program, which is an advancement in minimally-invasive surgery and could pave the way for natural orifice surgery, according to an SLU Hospital news release.
Gastroenterologist Leor D. Roubein, MD, has joined Tusla, Okla.-based Utica Park Clinic, according to a report by GTR Newspapers.
A study by physicians at the VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz., found that inadequate bowel preparations for colonoscopy lead to the need for follow-up examinations 17.1 months earlier than average, according to a news release from the American College…
A new study shows that incidence rates of colorectal cancer in the U.S. have dropped 22 percent and death rates dropped 26 percent from 1975-2000, due to increased colorectal cancer screening, changes in lifestyle and diet and improved treatments, according…
Here are the numbers of all-listed procedures for discharges for gastroenterology procedures by patient age from short-stay hospitals in the United States in 2006, according to data from 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey. Note: Numbers in thousands.