Interventional Endoscopy News

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty with lifestyle intervention was more effective than lifestyle changes alone in achieving weight loss and histological improvement in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and obesity.

Improvement in adenoma detection rate among physicians with a baseline rate of less than 26% was significantly associated with decreased patient risk for colorectal cancer, according to results of an observational study conducted in Poland.

Although most older adults supported guidelines to discontinue colon cancer screening after age 75 years, a “sizable minority” did not, regardless of estimated life expectancy, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist use for obesity management continues to rise, but not without concerns for use during elective surgery – uncertainty remains over whether halting them beforehand is the safest option for patients.

A no-drain strategy after gastrectomy increased the risk for reoperation or percutaneous drain placement within 30 days compared with prophylactic drainage among patients with gastric cancer, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.

In this podcast episode, Larry Kosinski, MD, founder of SonarMD, discusses reclaiming GI services for patients and physicians, developing new tools for IBD patients and more.

Among patients with chronic pancreatitis and a dilated pancreatic duct, early surgery significantly improved patient-reported outcomes vs. an endoscopy-first approach, with researchers recommending it “should be the preferred approach.”

PHILADELPHIA — Tirzepatide 15 mg produced similar weight loss results as bariatric surgery among patients with obesity but had a favorable safety profile, according to a presenter at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA— AI-assisted-colonoscopy significantly increased the number of colonoscopy procedures in which only benign lesions were removed without additional adenomatous polyps, according to data at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.