In November 2016, Brian Davis, MD, hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons on the “Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery — Passing the Exam ...

An abstract published in examined a potential curriculum for the soon-to-be-implemented Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery exam. Matthew Ritter, MD, an associate professor for Bethesda, Md.-based ...

This study shows a differentiated approach to simulate the nasal endoscopy exam procedure in a virtual system using advanced graphic rendering. Furthermore, it provides a realistic environment for the ...

An endoscopy—using a fiber‐optic tube to peer inside the body and collect biopsy samples—can be an invaluable way to detect ...

A cost-effectiveness analysis shows that an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. However, capsule-directed DBE, which is ...

Performing chromoendoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease patients with a history of colorectal dysplasia identified lesions that were likely missed during initial white light endoscopy, most of which ...

Background and Aim: In patients with obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, capsule endoscopy is widely used to determine the source of bleeding. However, there is currently no consensus on how to ...

Several studies of the effectiveness of non-X-ray techniques to evaluate Crohn's disease revealed that diagnostic strategies such as capsule endoscopy and magnetic resonance enteroscopy are useful in ...

From January to December 2010, all consecutive patients aged over 18 years with upper gastrointestinal symptoms were screened at 122 endoscopic centers in China, and only patients who underwent first ...