Colorectal surgeon Eric Haas, MD, reconstructed an ulcerative colitis patient's colon using the da Vinci Xi surgical robot at Houston Methodist Hospital April 16, TMC News reports.
GI & Endoscopy
Health Union released its IBS in America 2018 survey, highlighting the effects of irritable bowel syndrome according to 1,584 people who have the disease.
The FDA awarded Cantel Medical's Advantage Plus Pass-Thru automated endoscope reprocessor 510k clearance.
The FDA issued an alert to physicians and facilities about possible cross contamination caused by 24-hour multipatient use endoscope connectors.
Medscape released its 2018 Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report examining a variety of compensation-related factors throughout the industry.
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Mauna Kea Technologies' Cellvizio platform identified Barrett's esophagus in more than twice as many patients as the current diagnostic standard, according to the results of a multicenter prospective trial presented April 12 at the 2018 World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery…
Madison, Wis.-based Exact Sciences Corp. is a molecular diagnostics company dedicated to eradicating colon cancer.
Here are seven updates on GI companies from the past week.
Results from the first live, physician-supported implementation of Medial EarlySign's machine learning-based cancer detecting solution were published in the Journal of Oncology.
Only about 40 percent of patients who undergo minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer reach full occupational recovery one year postoperatively, MedPage Today reports.