News tagged with enteroscopy

New Procedure Allows Diagnosis, Treatment of Small Intestine without Surgery (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicians at UMC have started using a new technology to view and treat diseases of the small intestine previously inaccessible without major surgery.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Magnetic-anchor-guided endoscopic submucosal dissection shows promise for gastric cancer

A prospective clinical trial from researchers in Japan shows magnetic-anchor-guided endoscopic submucosal dissection for large early gastric cancer to be a feasible and safe method in humans. Endoscopic submucosal dissection ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Diagnostic techniques help IBD patients avoid ionizing radiation exposure

At the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, Texas, several studies of the effectiveness of non‐X‐ray techniques to evaluate Crohn’s disease revealed ...

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created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unique gastroenterology procedure developed in adults shows promise in pediatrics

The use of device-assisted enteroscopy, a technique that allows complete examination of the small bowel, may be just as successful pediatrics as it has been in adult medicine, according to a study from Nationwide Children's ...

Medicine & Health / Pediatrics

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adverse events rate is low when propofol is administered by trained professional

Propofol is safe for advanced endoscopic procedures with a low rate of sedation-related adverse events when administered by a trained professional, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the of ...

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created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies double-balloon enteroscopy as cost-effective approach for obscure GI bleeding

A cost-effectiveness analysis conducted by researchers at Stanford University Hospital in Calif., shows that an initial double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is a cost-effective approach for patients with obscure gastrointestinal ...

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created Nov 24, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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