EndoNurse Magazine

Procedures

There are many types of endoscopy—including those that use natural orifices, and those that use small incisions—but all are used to detect or treat illness. Those using natural body openings include colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, gastroscopy, enteroscopy, esophogealgastroduodenoscopy (EGD, or upper endoscopy), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Endoscopy procedures that use small incisions include percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), etc.

New Options for Treatment-Resistant Colorectal Cancers

PHILADELPHIA — A subset of colorectal cancers responds to anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGFR) therapies, but develops resistance within months. Among cancers that develop resistance to anti-EGFR therapy, some showed overexpression of a gene called MET, ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Procedures
Mayo Clinic: Radiation Doses Dropping in CT Scans

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Since 2001, a team of diagnostic radiologists and medical physicists at Mayo Clinic have been actively developing and implementing new techniques to lower radiation doses from CT. ...More
3 weeks ago
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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
May 1, 2013
Posted in News, Disorders, Procedures
Does Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication Reduce GERD?

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), a company that focuses on endoluminal reconstructive treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), today announced the presentation of two-year data from the Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF®) US Registry ...More
April 22, 2013
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Can Virtual Colonoscopy Expand Screening to More Patients?

PHILADELPHIA—In 2009, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) halted reimbursement for so-called “virtual colonoscopy" for routine colon-cancer screening in asymptomatic patients, in part due to concerns over how this procedure, computed tomography colonography ...More
April 5, 2013
Posted in News, Procedures
New Low-Toxicity Treatment May Work on Colon Cancer

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have found that a new formulation of a promising anticancer agent, the small chemical molecule FL118, is even more effective in controlling two types of cancer than a version reported in PLOS ONE six months ...More
April 3, 2013
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Can Optical Biopsies Improve Bronchoscopy Accuracy?

PARIS―Mauna Kea Technologies this week announced that it has launched a registry study to determine the impact of Cellvizio optical biopsies on the diagnosis of lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in the world. ...More
March 28, 2013
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Study: Metal Stents Good Treatment for Blocked Bile Ducts

NEW YORK, N.Y.―A multi-center analysis, led by Weill Cornell Medical College and published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, shows the use of temporary "fully covered self-expanding metal stents" (FCSEMS) can effectively fix a painful and potentially ...More
March 26, 2013
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures
N.Y. Endo Team Expands Free Colonoscopy Program

Manhattan Endoscopy Center LLC (MEC), Manhattan's largest endoscopy center, this week announced a partnership with Settlement Health and The Bowery Mission to provide more free colonoscopies to uninsured patients. This will be done throughout March, which is national ...More
March 18, 2013
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Surgery and Radiation Help Gastric-Cancer Patients

TAMPA, Fla.—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center studied patients with metastatic gastric cancer and found that those who have both surgery and radiation have better survival than those who receive one or no form of treatment. ...More
March 4, 2013
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