There are substantial changes in store for lower GI endoscopy procedures in 2015. Here are 12 things to know about the revisions, according to the American Gastroenterological Association. • The CPT ...

CMS has created G-codes for 10 lower GI/endoscopy procedures in an effort to allow providers to report Medicare procedures in CY 2015 as they did in CY 2014. CMS requires the G-codes be reported for ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy takes less time when an anesthesiologist oversees the sedation, researchers say. "We have increased patient access to our GI unit by making these modifications ...

In a recent study, Kawada et al. conducted a retrospective analysis of paediatric patients who had undergone lower gastrointestinal endoscopy to evaluate its use as a diagnostic tool. This under ...

In the multivariable analysis, lower GI endoscopy was associated with a significantly lower risk of incident CRC when screening started before age 45 (hazard ratio [HR], 0.37), between 45 and 49 ...

Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) is defined as gastrointestinal bleeding from a source that cannot be determined even after upper or lower gastrointestinal endoscopy is performed. It is an ...

Impact of Low-Dose Aspirin on Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Colorectal Neoplasms. Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh | September 2, 2020 ...

Otani, K., et al. (2022) Long-term rebleeding rate and predictive factors of rebleeding after capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. doi ...