Dr. Brett Matthews, DO, a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon, has joined the medical staffs of North Adams ...

Doctors use a combined endoscopy and colonoscopy to examine the lining of your esophagus, stomach, upper small intestine, and large bowel. The procedure helps doctors investigate the cause of ...

Compared to patients with a positive capsule results, those without blood detected by the capsule had shorter hospital stays (mean, 3.8 vs 13.4 days, P = .02), lower GBS scores (mean, 7.93 vs 12. ...

They aren’t surgeons, but they do tests, like a colonoscopy or endoscopy, at both of these places. Your primary care doctor or family doctor may send you to a gastroenterologist.

Endoscopy prep—getting ready for a colonoscopy or upper GI endoscopy—can be intimidating and a bit nerve-racking. During an endoscopy, doctors use a tiny camera to look inside your body, so it’s ...

Medicare can cover an endoscopy and colonoscopy performed during the same visit. Medicare also covers colonoscopies if medically necessary or as part of preventive care.

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 viewing ...

The researchers examined all studies from MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Database through October 2024 that reported on outcomes of upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, or both and included at least five ...

GLP-1RA use prior to upper endoscopy was linked to increased risk for retained gastric contents. A 24-hour clear liquid diet prior to the procedure may mitigate this outcome vs. holding GLP-1RAs.

Source Reference: Nasser J, et al "Food retention at endoscopy among adults using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists" JAMA Netw Open 2024; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36783.

Colonoscopy was performed with multiple biopsies of the ileum, right colon and rectosigmoid colon. Next, upper endoscopy with duodenal and random gastric biopsies of both antrum and body were ...