A study in the Archives of Surgery found that morbidity and mortality were elevated among elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, emphasizing the need for quality improvement initiatives in this population, according to a report by MedWire News.
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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,…
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…
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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.
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…