In patients with diverted ileal pouches, severe strictures and pouchitis frequently coexist, but endoscopic stricturotomy ...

Researchers are beginning work on a double-blind randomized controlled trial to test the results of this preliminary study. A 1-hour endoscopic procedure could potentially eliminate the need for ...

Bariatric surgery, particularly RYGB and VSG, significantly improves liver health in MASLD, with high rates of steatosis remission and fibrosis reduction. Endoscopic techniques, such as ESG, IGBs, and ...

At U of U Health, our experience sets us apart from others who provide endoscopic and percutaneous spine surgery. We perform many minimally invasive spine surgeries every year and are a recognized ...

Endoscopic spine surgery is advancing faster than the workforce trained to perform it. That, Ben Burch, MD, believes, is the field’s real bottleneck. “I don’t think we have a technology problem in ...

A simple outpatient procedure currently used for type 2 diabetes patients in Europe can help those on Eli Lilly’s obesity drug tirzepatide keep most of their weight off when stopping the med. Weight ...

A new weight-loss treatment could be on the horizon with an innovative endoscopic procedure that ablates (burns) the stomach lining to reduce production of ghrelin, a hormone that triggers hunger, ...

The use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a higher risk for retained gastric contents in upper endoscopy but not when the procedure is combined with ...

Patients undergoing ESG achieved 24% total body weight loss in a bariatric surgery practice in a community setting. AUSTIN, TX / ACCESSWIRE / August 31, 2022 / Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. ("Apollo") ...

FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation, a leading provider of endoscopic and endosurgical innovations, and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the global leader of ...

In a groundbreaking experiment, surgeons in Switzerland successfully performed an endoscopic procedure on a pig 5,780 miles away in Hong Kong. This innovative feat was accomplished using a video game ...

A procedure that uses controlled electrical pulses to induce changes to the lining of the first part of the small intestine could allow patients with type 2 diabetes to stop taking insulin and still ...