Endoscopy

LAS VEGAS – A presenter at the ACG Postgraduate Course discussed evidence-based guidelines which reviewed urgent colonoscopies, radiographic therapeutic approaches and surgery for lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

This award goes to a woman in the field who has emerged as a leader and as an example to younger women of how a successful career can unfold.

This award goes to a health care professional who makes a positive impact on social media and led the tidal change in health care provider use within gastroenterology.

Medtronic appointed Austin L. Chiang, MD, MPH, of Sidney Kimmel Medical College and chief medical social media officer and director of the endoscopic bariatric program at Thomas Jefferson University, chief medical officer of gastrointestinal business.

Compared with urgent endoscopy and late endoscopy, early endoscopy correlated with better outcomes among patients presenting with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, according to research published in Gut.

Fully automated magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy performed similarly to conventional transoral gastroscopy and may be an effective method for gastrointestinal tract examination, according to research.

Patients were more likely to express preference for a same-sex endoscopy team member than a same-sex endoscopist, according to survey results published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

The American Gastroenterological Association published a clinical practice update on the evaluation and management of early complications following bariatric and metabolic surgery.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, or ASGE, announced the postponement of GI Outlook to November 2021.

Artificial intelligence-assisted upper gastrointestinal endoscopy reduced the miss rate for gastric neoplasms, according to research published in Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.