EGD is a widely performed procedure for the diagnosis and management of upper-gastrointestinal disorders. Intravenous sedation during EGD, however, causes hypoventilation and hypoxemia.

Gastrointestinal endoscopy has a central role in the evaluation and management of gastrointestinal diseases. This procedure during pregnancy, however, raises the unique issue of fetal safety. This ...

Poor Visualization During Initial Endoscopy - Blood clots, food residue, or inadequate bowel preparation can obscure lesions. Incomplete Initial Examination - If the first procedure does not ...

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 ...

“Unsedated transnasal endoscopy with the EvoEndo® Single-Use Endoscopy System is designed to reduce preparation and recovery time for upper endoscopy procedures and to eliminate potential risks ...

1. Control of bleeding not separately billable. The control of bleeding is included in biopsy (and most other) endoscopic procedures, and is not separately billable unless the patient comes into the ...

Joan Rivers entered Yorkville Endoscopy on Aug. 28 for a routine procedure. Then, complications that proved fatal arose. She died at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan on Sept. 4 from a lack of ...