Endoscopy

Researchers were able obtain high-quality images of Barrett’s esophagus using tethered capsule endomicroscopy, according to study results.

Senna and magnesium oxide improved the frequency of bowel movements in patients with constipation, according to a recent study. It was the top story in gastroenterology last week.

Single endoscopy was not inferior to second-look endoscopy in decreasing risk for recurrent bleeding in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to peptic ulcer disease, according to study results.

Capsule endoscopy was comparable or superior to CT colonography as a colorectal neoplasia screening test, according to research published in Gut.

Optical diagnosis for colorectal polyps using Optivista image-enhancing endoscopy was superior to iScan image-enhancing endoscopy, according to results from Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Endoscopic resection was associated with similar cancer-specific survival compared with esophagectomy in patients with stage T1b esophageal adenocarcinoma, according to research presented at the ACG Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting.

Implementing a GI hospitalist model helped increase overall endoscopy volume at a large academic center, according to research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting.

In this exclusive video, Ian M Storch DO, FACP, FACG, from St. Francis Hospital in New York, and Javier L. Parra, MD, from Gastro Health in Miami, discussed how they have implemented the CapsoCam Plus (CapsoVision, Pentax Medical) video capsule system, a small bowel capsule endoscope into their practices.

In a year of unprecedented health and social challenges, the American College of Gastroenterology president saw the good that will come from professional medical societies leading the change.

Video capsule endoscopy is a safe alternative to standard diagnostic evaluation of hematemesis and non-hematemesis during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a presenter at the American College of Gastroenterology virtual annual meeting.