Endoscopic Surgery
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty ‘effective alternative’ for MASH, obesity management
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.
Anthem retracts ‘morally abhorrent’ policy to put time limit on anesthesia during surgery
Following backlash, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield stalled its policy change that would have put a time limit on coverage for anesthesiology services during surgery and other procedures in Connecticut, Missouri and New York.
Duodenal mucosal renewal plus semaglutide may lower HbA1c long term without insulin use
A novel duodenal mucosal renewal procedure followed by once-weekly semaglutide could allow adults with type 2 diabetes to maintain glycemic control without insulin therapy, according to a speaker.
Olympus issues class I recall for insufflation unit after '10 serious injuries, one death'
The FDA has classified Olympus Medical’s recall of its high-flow abdominal insufflation device as class I, following reports of 21 malfunctions, 10 serious injuries and one death associated with over-inflation.
Endoscopic surgery confers higher acromegaly remission rate than microscopic surgery
Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery has the best remission rates and fewest postoperative complications for adults with acromegaly, according to findings from a systematic review.
VIDEO: Social media can be a valuable tool for physicians, says top GI influencer
In this Healio video exclusive, Mohammad Bilal, MD, assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, discusses how physicians can effectively use social media in gastroenterology and other health care specialties.
G-POEM improves gastroparesis symptoms, gastric emptying
Endoscopic pyloromyotomy, also known as gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy, bested sham procedure in symptom improvement and gastric emptying among patients with severe and refractory gastroparesis, according to a presenter at UEG Week.
Survey: Preference for endoscopic pituitary surgery doubles from 2010 to 2020
Surgeons’ preference for an endoscope over the microscope for transsphenoidal surgery visualization during pituitary surgery more than doubled during the past 10 years, according to survey data.