Despite the outbreak of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections linked to duodenoscopes, healthcare providers should not cancel endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures for ...

A multicenter clinical trial published in JAMA has found that a long-used endoscopic procedure does not prevent recurrent pancreatitis in adults with an anatomic anomaly, challenging decades of ...

Post-cholecystectomy pain (abdominal pain after gallbladder removal) is a common clinical problem. More than 700,000 patients undergo cholecystectomy each year in the United States, and at least 10 ...

A therapeutic endoscopic procedure provides treatment that is carried out via the endoscope. A procedure, which starts as a diagnostic or screening endoscopy, may become a therapeutic endoscopy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Single-use duodenoscopes offered similar technical and safety outcomes in endoscopic retrograde ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a medical technique that is used primarily to investigate and treat pathologies involving the biliary tree and pancreatic ducts. Image Credit: ...

Olympus America Inc., a precision technology leader designing and delivering innovative solutions in medical and surgical products among other core business areas, today launched its new V-System. The ...

A large national survey of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) practitioners and units, including organisational characteristics, revealed the persistence of low-volume practitioners ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Through the years, it has been acknowledged that music is an inexpensive, safe, non-invasive and effective ...

In certain patients with abdominal pain after gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy), undergoing an endoscopic procedure involving the bile and pancreatic ducts did not result in fewer days with ...