Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common and potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt and accurate ...

A 75-year-old woman, who has since recovered, didn’t have the gastrointestinal bleeding that usually accompanies the ...

those who underwent endoscopy as outpatients and were then immediately admitted to the hospital, and those admitted for other reasons who then developed gastrointestinal bleeding while inpatients.

Many patients hadn't had a documented endoscopic evaluation after bleeding, however. "This is an actionable message not communicated in previous research. It is possible that physicians may have ...

In healthcare’s dynamic regulatory and economic environment, leaders of gastroenterology-focused ASCs are keeping close tabs on industry developments. Here are five notes on ASCs and gastroenterology ...

2 The 2009 US study by Procaccini and colleagues compared endoscopic cyanoacrylate glue injection with TIPS placement for the management of gastric variceal bleeding. 5 The authors found no ...

At capsule endoscopy, small worms were identified in the jejunum and ileum that had the appearance of hookworms (Fig. 1). Occult bleeding from the small bowel associated with the presence of ...

Capsule endoscopy has been reviewed in a technology ... and is now the gold standard for assessing gastrointestinal bleeding – and indications for its use are continuing to expand.