Endoscopy procedures for the digestive system—upper endoscopy and colonoscopy—are similar in that they require preparation and are usually done while the person is sedated. They are useful for ...

Bowel preparations for colonoscopy vary with respect to their ... an antiplatelet or anticoagulant agent in a patient undergoing endoscopy should be based upon the patient's relative risks of ...

Background and Aim: Same-day bidirectional endoscopy, including esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy, is frequently performed to screen for cancer and gastrointestinal bleeding.

Here are three notes on the relationship between ASCs and colonoscopies in 2025: 1. Gastrointestinal procedures make up a ...

Capsule endoscopy is safe but “the sensitivity for detecting colonic lesion[s] is lower than for colonoscopy”, says André Van Gossum, lead researcher of a study that has compared these two ...

The global endoscopy devices market was valued at $31.78 million in 2019, and is projected to reach $43.82 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2019 to 2027. Endoscopy is used to evaluate various ...

Many people were shocked when actor Chadwick Boseman died in 2020 from colon cancer at 43. His death brought awareness to colon cancer, the second most commonly diagnosed form of cancer and the ...