An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a procedure that helps diagnose and treat conditions of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. During the EGD procedure, a doctor passes an endoscope, a camera ...
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How to Prepare for an Endoscopy

Endoscopy prep—getting ready for a colonoscopy or upper GI endoscopy—can be intimidating and a bit nerve-racking. During an ...
NEW YORK -- So what are the risks and complications in the kind of procedure that Joan Rivers underwent? Just after 9:30 Thursday morning, law enforcement officials arrived at Yorkville Endoscopy.
PillCam SB3 @HOME offers a telehealth option for direct visualization and monitoring of the small intestine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the PillCam™ Small Bowel 3 @HOME program ...
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 29 — A simple breath test may supplant endoscopy for investigating people with dyspepsia, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial published in the April ...
A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive ...
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (09/22/2022) — Published in Gastroenterology, a peer-reviewed commentary by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers found that medically underserved people (Black, ...