A traditional endoscopy isn’t always able to identify liver cancer that hasn’t spread beyond your liver. But a similar procedure called endoscopic ultrasound along with fine-needle aspiration ...

Despite its significant benefits, endoscopy is an invasive procedure with associated risks and complications ... comorbid conditions such as heart and lung conditions, decompensated liver cirrhosis, ...

Ergonomics has been discussed in endoscopy ... and Liver Disease. “Endoscopy days are all about efficiency. It’s about turning over rooms and doing more procedures than ever before.

Other pregnancy-related liver ... procedures should be performed during the second trimester. Patients with cirrhosis should undergo evaluation for esophageal varices, and upper endoscopy should ...

I was trying to learn." But now one of her liver tumors is gone thanks to the new procedure pioneered by UChicago Medicine called histotripsy. "Histotripsy is the ability to treat a tumor without ...