Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...

As patients and the federal government demand more quality information from gastroenterological surgery centers, GI centers and their physicians are looking to establish nationwide quality benchmarks ...

WASHINGTON, DC — In contrast with a previous study that found glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists associated with an increased risk for acute pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In response to safety concerns surrounding sedation for patients prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor ...

Researchers suggest endoscopic mucosal resection may be an effective and safe method of completely removing Barrett’s esophagus but may also be associated with a high complication rate, according to a ...

Endoscopy is a way to examine your digestive tract with a camera, called an endoscope. The endoscope is a flexible tube with a light and the camera attached. Through this state-of-the-art technology, ...

Dexamethasone pretreatment reduces GI complications in DLBCL patients with GI involvement without compromising efficacy. The study showed no significant differences in response rates or survival ...

A retrospective cohort study found that, among 459 patients with DMD, constipation (32.5%) was the most common GI complication, followed by dysphagia (9.4%). Older age, lower body mass index, and use ...

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a pill-sized camera to check the midsection of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract for any abnormalities. An endoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure in which ...