Upfront endoscopic necrosectomy may be suitable for certain patients with confirmed or suspected infected necrotizing pancreatitis, results of a small randomized trial suggested. In 70 patients ...

Mayo Clinic's Engineering and Therapeutics in Gastrointestinal Disease Lab is developing novel gastric remodeling to improve obesity and obesity-related metabolic conditions.

WASHINGTON -- Endoscopic gastric fundus mucosal ablation (GFMA) as a means of reducing production of the hunger-modulating hormone ghrelin was technically feasible and safe in a first-in-human study, ...

The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has granted de novo authorization for Apollo Endosurgery to market its Apollo ESG and Apollo REVISE ...

(a) Non granular LST of ileo-colonic anastomosis. (b) Dye-Based Chromoendoscopy with Methylene blue (c) Lifting of the LST with a solution of adrenaline glycerol and carmine indigo (d) resection ...

The current method for treating a blocked salivary duct is far more complicated and dangerous than it should be. Now Cook Medical is working to make the surgical procedure commonly employed to treat ...

Preliminary data from the REMAIN-1 trial suggest that duodenal mucosal resurfacing, a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure, may help reduce weight regain after patients stop the GLP-1 drug ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CDC estimates that nearly half of the adult population in the United States has obesity. Despite its ...