GI & Endoscopy

Lack of communication may lead to the underdiagnosis of chronic gastrointestinal conditions, according to a survey of gastroenterologists, primary care physicians and adult patients with GI issues.

Here are three updates on gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

Thomas Trouillot, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Denver-based Colorado Gastroenterology.

Russell Cohen, MD, is the director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and a gastroenterologist with The University of Chicago Medicine.

Obalon Therapeutics' three-balloon capsule system was found to be a safe and effective means to combat obesity, General Surgery News reports.

The American Gastroenterological Association's Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics has organized a drug development conference, to take place Oct. 27 to Oct. 28.

A study in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology found that some healthy relatives of patients with inflammatory bowel disease have microbial and metabolomics compositions associated with the disease.

Christopher Carlson, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Seattle's Swedish Medical Group.

Fujifilm launched its new Eluxemo endoscopy system at United European Gastroenterology Week 2016.

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Oct. 17 to Oct. 21