A study in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recommends emergency departments use capsule endoscopy as a triage for patients with GI bleeding.

Patients preferred transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy with a small diameter scope, and this technique was successful in more than 90%.

Compared with endoscopy, the breath test was as reassuring to the patient, less uncomfortable and distressing, and substantially cheaper.

Preparing for an Endoscopy Whether you need a colonoscopy or an upper GI endoscopy, you’ll need to plan ahead for the test. Remember, making the necessary changes the week before the endoscopy ...

A simple breath test for detecting H pylori infection is as effective and safe as endoscopy and is less uncomfortable and distressing for the patient, conclude researchers in this week’s BMJ.

But now researchers at the University of Cambridge say they've come up with a less-invasive, capsule test to screen for cancer at a fraction of the cost of a traditional endoscopy.

Application of a novel noninvasive test comprised of albumin, bilirubin and platelets successfully identified patients with cirrhosis who could safely avoid screening endoscopy without the need ...

Created by Guardant Health, the blood test, known as Shield, was able to detect 83% of colorectal cancers in studies but only 13% of dangerous polyps. Colonoscopies find approximately 95% of these ...