EndoNurse Magazine

Endoscopy

Endoscopy is the backbone of modern disease detection and includes several formats that are utilized throughout the body, incuding endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, gastroscopy, enteroscopy, esophogealgastroduodenoscopy (EGD, or upper endoscopy), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), among others.

Pentax Launches Imaging Technology for Flexible Endoscopy

MONTVALE, N.J.—PENTAX Medical Company, an endoscopic imaging company, today announced the U.S. launch of the EPK-i®5010 video processor with PENTAX i-SCAN, an HD+ imaging technology for flexible endoscopy. ...More
6 days ago
Posted in News
Endo Pioneer's Book Educates Nurses Worldwide

The field of endoscopy rarely gets the credit it deserves for being innovative, life saving and downright fascinating. One doctor is changing this by sharing interesting history about the specialty as well as the hilarious experiences he's had working in it. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Endoscopic Treatment for Diverticulum is Safe Long Term

A new study reports that flexible endoscopic treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum by using a diverticuloscope offers a treatment modality with a very low complication rate. Zenker’s diverticulum is an abnormal pouch in the upper part of the esophagus that causes difficulty ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
Environmental Friendliness in the Endo Bay

Going green can seem daunting, but Phyllis Malpas and the endoscopic unit at the Medical University of South Carolina found that a few changes in everyday practices can lead to significant green improvements. ...More
April 17, 2013
Posted in Articles, Industry Issues
Small Team, Many Hats: Wamego City Hospital

Set in the small town of Wamego, Kansas, Wamego City Hospital has been serving Pottawatomie County and its surrounding communities since 1915. The hospital's GI department works daily to provide care at the 25-bed, critical-access hospital. The team of five consists of ...More
April 17, 2013
Posted in Articles
New Endo Suturing Product Launches in Europe

AUSTIN, Texas―Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., a company that develops endoscopy surgical products, this week announced that its OverStitch™ Endoscopic Suturing System has received the European Union's CE Mark. The company plans to immediately launch the system to select centers ...More
April 4, 2013
Posted in News, Industry Issues
Propofol Abuse on the Rise for Healthcare Workers

Abuse of the anesthesia drug propofol is a "rapidly progressive form of substance dependence" that is being more commonly seen among healthcare professionals, reports a study in the April Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of ...More
March 20, 2013
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues
Boston Scientific Releases Webcast about EUS FNA

NATICK, Mass.―Boston Scientific's endoscopy division these week debuted its webcast, "Tissue is the Issue: EUS FNA and the Role of Integrated Cytopathology." The webcast is available online at any time a viewer wants to watch it. ...More
March 13, 2013
Posted in News
UCLA Offers Advice to Lower the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

LOS ANGELES—Endoscopy professionals may find the following information from the University of California, Los Angeles, helpful to share with patients in honor of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which is every March. ...More
March 6, 2013
Posted in News
Micraca Life Sciences Donates to ASGE's GI Training Center

OAK BROOK, Ill.—The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Foundation has received a donation of $100,000 from Miraca Life Sciences to ASGE’s IT&T Capital Campaign, a fundraising project to construct a new facility that will provide cutting-edge ...More
February 21, 2013
Posted in News