GI & Endoscopy

Takeda presented promising data on its ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease drug Entyvio at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, Oct. 13 to Oct. 18 in Orlando, Fla.

Plecanatide reduced abdominal pain and increased stool frequency in U.S.-based adults with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation.

Josh Evans, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Omaha, Neb.-based Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates.

A study collected and presented the thoughts of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation patients at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, Oct. 13 to Oct. 18 in Orlando, Fla.

American College of Gastroenterology members elected Irving Pike, MD, as the organization's next president at ACG's Annual Scientific Meeting at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, Oct. 13 to Oct. 18 in Orlando, Fla.

The American College of Gastroenterology recognized 21 projects in its third annual SCOPY awards Oct. 15 at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at ACG2017, in Orlando, Fla.

Olympus will serve as the exclusive distributor of surgical instrument developer Ruhof Healthcare's Guardian Endoscope Single-use Valve set through a recently announced partnership.

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Oct. 9 to Oct. 13, 2017.

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. — Endoscopy plans to debut its new video endoscopy system Eluxeo at the World Congress of Gastroenterology at the American College of Gastroenterology beginning Oct. 13.

Olympus is expanding its EndoTherapy product line and forming agreements with various companies.