An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a procedure that helps diagnose and treat conditions of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. During the EGD procedure, a doctor passes an endoscope, a camera ...

Endoscopy is a medical technique that doctors use to detect and treat certain conditions without major surgery. The popularity of these procedures has surged in recent years, and that’s a good thing.

The aim of the "How To..." section is to provide guidance on how to perform a range of procedures used for evaluation of patients with motility-related upper GI tract disorders. Each procedure is ...

Linda Beaver, RN, MSN, MHA, administrator of Gateway Endoscopy Center in St. Louis, discusses how her ASC worked to ensure physicians were withdrawing scopes during GI procedures in the proper amount ...

Shaun Sweeney, vice president of sales and marketing for Cygnus Medical, which specializes in products and services for the endoscopy suite, operating room and sterile processing department, describes ...

After a deviation from standard cleaning protocols for endoscopy scopes, the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Medical Clinic in Colorado and the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System are together notifying ...