Too Old to Operate14d
GLP1RA Use Increases Solid RGCs and Aborted Procedures in Endoscopy
The following is a summary of “Endoscopy and Anesthesia Outcomes Associated with Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Patients Undergoing Outpatient Upper Endoscopy,” published in the ...
Texas Public Radio23d
The pros and cons of at-home tests for colorectal cancer
The multi-targeted stool DNA test, Cologuard, also tests blood in the stool. But it also tests for specific forms of DNA associated with colon cancer and advanced polyps. If either of those test ...
KERA News23d
The pros and cons of at-home tests for colorectal cancer
But it also tests for specific forms of DNA associated with colon cancer and advanced polyps. If either of those test positive, it's recommended that patient get a colonoscopy. The blood test ...
The Lancet28d
The case for reducing the use of diagnostic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy
across a range of upper gastrointestinal symptoms, the overall positive predictive value (PPV) of endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal cancer was 1·0% across all patients for all indications. 8 The ...
The Lancet28d
The case for reducing the use of diagnostic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy
aLeeds Gastroenterology Institute, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK bLeeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK ...