KAPOLEI, Hawaii (KHON2) — One of the many health concerns during the pandemic is the lack of people coming in for regular checkups, including a potentially life-saving colonoscopy. There is a new ...

The Pure-Vu system connects to most standard gastroscopes to clear the upper GI tract of blood clots and debris inhibiting visibility during an endoscopy. (Andrew Harnik, Associated Press) After years ...

Genotype-informed surveillance should pair colonoscopy with upper endoscopy when MLH1/MSH2 mutations or family history elevate gastric cancer risk. Finding benign polyps during routine scopes ...

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make the test and the colonoscopy prep easier.

Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance is widely implemented to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, yet increasing evidence raises concerns about whether current strategies are ...

A new study, published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, reports that the diagnostic yield of colonoscopy to ...

Preparing for an endoscopy An endoscopy does not require an overnight stay in the hospital and usually only takes around 1 hour to complete. The doctor will provide instructions about the preparation ...

The benefit of routine repeat endoscopy after endoscopic hemostasis in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding is controversial. The aim of this Review is to evaluate the efficacy of second-look ...