On study entry, 126 patients were classified into the pain-predominant group and 137 patients into the dysmotility-predominant group. Thirty-five patients were excluded because of peptic ulcer ...

An endoscopy can diagnose eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), but it’s also an important tool for monitoring how well medical therapy is working — especially when you switch treatment types. “Typically an ...

Gastroenterology focuses on diagnosing and treating disorders of the digestive tract and accessory organs to improve patient ...

Endoscopy has a vital role in the diagnosis, screening, surveillance and treatment of Barrett esophagus. Over the past few decades, tremendous advances have been made in endoscopic technology, and the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with Barrett’s esophagus preferred endoscopic ablation over chemoprevention for prevention of ...

People with heartburn or other symptoms of acid reflux often undergo a procedure called an upper endoscopy, but most of these patients do not need it, according to new guidelines. Heartburn patients ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- When your doctor says he needs to look inside your esophagus and stomach, that usually means deep sedation and a scope down your throat. Now, a new less-daunting option for ...

A study of ED patients who swallowed a foreign object concluded they should have an endoscopy to remove the object if they have at last one of three identified risk factors for complications, ...

From November 2004 to March 2005, 263 consecutive patients who were referred for diagnostic investigation to the Gastroenterology Clinic of Asan Medical Center, presenting dyspepsia without heartburn ...