Dr. Brett Matthews, DO, a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon, has joined the medical staffs of North Adams Regional Hospital and Berkshire Medical Center, as well as the provider staff of ...

Introduction Training procedural skills in GI endoscopy once focused on threshold numbers. As threshold numbers poorly reflect individual competence, the focus gradually shifts towards a more ...

A combined colonoscopy and endoscopy helps doctors diagnose the cause of gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain or persistent heartburn. Learn more.

Real-world data confirm the utility of a real-time, blood-sensing capsule to help triage patients with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Over 2.5 million gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are carried out in the United Kingdom (UK) every year. Procedures are carried out with local anaesthetic r with sedation. Sedation is commonly ...

The findings were similar in a study from the same group examining yield of more than 380 000 diagnostic lower endoscopies in the UK, across a range of lower gastrointestinal symptoms. 9 The PPV of ...

An upper GI endoscopy happens through the throat, while a lower GI colonoscopy involves entry through the anus. Find more differences here.

The lower esophageal sphincter is a valve between your esophagus and stomach. It prevents stomach contents from going back up the esophagus.

Colonoscopy, or lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, is a medical procedure whereby displacing a flexible endoscope along the large intestine, a health care professional can perform examinations and even ...

Therapeutic GI provides a unique blend of services including routine outpatient consultations and endoscopy, innovative endoscopic non-surgical weight-loss procedures, such as the intragastric ...