GI & Endoscopy

A study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2016 found African American patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma had a 33 percent increased risk of death compared to non-Hispanic white patients, Medical Xpress reported.

A study found patients who ate certain "low residue" solid foods were better prepared for their colonoscopies than individuals who followed the clear-liquid diet. Researchers presented the study at Digestive Disease Week 2016.

Michael B. Fallon, MD, is a gastroenterologist and director of the gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition division at University of Texas Medical School - Houston. He is also the division's vice chair and the Dan and Lillie Sterling Professor of Gastroenterology.…

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of May 16 to May 20, 2016.

The FDA cleared Avantis Medical Systems' Third Eye Panoramic device as a reusable device for colonoscopies.

gMed received Black Book Rankings' award for Top Ambulatory EHR for gastroenterology for the sixth year in a row.

A new study, published in Managed Care, shows there may be substantial payer cost savings associated with radiofrequency energy treatment of GERD patients, such as Stretta therapy, as compared to treatment with medical management or fundoplication.  

A Gastrointestinal Endoscopy study found patients face an increased risk of infection from exposure to a contaminated scope if they had a stent placed in the bile duct using a tainted scope, had a history of bile duct cancer or…

An endoscopist's knowledge of a positive Cologuard test improved colonoscopy performance, according to a Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic poster presentation at the 2016 Digestive Disease Week in San Diego.

The American Gastroenterological Association awarded Anna S. Lok, MD, the 2016 William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology for her contributions in liver diseases and gastroenterology, according to UMHS News.