In gastric NETs, a pilot study involving two patients with G1 tumors reported complete resection without complications. However, the limited data suggest that further research is needed to ...

Reference: “Comparison of endoscopic and laparoscopic resection of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A propensity score-matched study.” Gu BB, et al. World J Gastrointest Surg. For more news on ...

If you thought that the stomach bug is a harmless infection quickly eliminated with a regimen of antibiotics, here is a shocker that a global study has thrown up. A common bacterium is fuelling ...

Cancer detection was slower to rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic compared with endoscopic activity, specifically in gastric cancers such as colorectal cancer. Gastrointestinal diseases ...

TOPLINE: Cold endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) demonstrates lower rates of delayed bleeding and perforation but a higher risk for recurrent or residual neoplasia than hot EMR in colorectal polyp ...

More information: Mahsa Taghiakbari et al, Endoscopic resection of large non-pedunculated colorectal polyps: current standards of treatment, eGastroenterology (2024). DOI: 10.1136/egastro-2023-100025 ...

Background: Endoscopic esophageal treatment (EET), by radiofrequency ablation (RFA), cryoablation (Cryo), and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) has not been extensively studied in early esophageal ...

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with cirrhosis had an increased risk for bleeding within 30 days of colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection compared with controls, although the need for reintervention ...

WASHINGTON -- Endoscopic gastric fundus mucosal ablation (GFMA) as a means of reducing production of the hunger-modulating hormone ghrelin was technically feasible and safe in a first-in-human ...

Cold snare endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) may be a safe therapeutic option for selected large colorectal polyps, thanks to a safety profile superior to that of hot EMR. In findings from ...