New research is exploring low-cost, non-invasive ways to diagnose Barrett's esophagus, a condition associated with deadly esophageal cancer, to find effective strategies to identify patients with this ...

Despite the paucity of data supporting its use, screening upper endoscopy for patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms to assess for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal ...

In a patient with longstanding GERD symptoms and no "red flags," what are the data supporting screening endoscopy to look for Barrett's esophagus? We are left then with only being able to stratify a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data from the GI Quality Improvement Consortium Registry revealed that some endoscopists are not collecting ...

Researchers have developed a pill-sized, optomechanical endomicroscopy capsule that once swallowed by a patient provides microstructural, three-dimensional images of the upper GI tract, according to a ...

The number of adults in the United States who meet criteria for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) screening is substantial yet highly variable, a new analysis shows. Using national survey data and current ...

Abnormal cells that go on develop into esophageal cancer -- cancer that affects the tube connecting the mouth and stomach -- start life as cells of the stomach, according to scientists. The study ...

Screening and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus with conventional sedated endoscopy has been advocated; however, the expense and risks associated with the procedure are considerable. Unsedated small ...