Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common and potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt and accurate diagnosis. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy are the primary ...

Danish investigators conducted a cohort study to assess the impact of low-dose aspirin on lower gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal bleeding, and colorectal polyps. Aspirin may help to reduce the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS – A presenter at the ACG Postgraduate Course discussed evidence-based guidelines which reviewed urgent ...

Boston Scientific launched a new tool for hemostatic clipping, a technique used in some endoscopic procedures of the gastrointestinal system to stop and prevent bleeding. There are more than 240,000 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in the United States due to a ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon ...

The patient was admitted to the ICU at about noon, and a colonoscopy prep was ordered soon after admission. The patient was instructed to drink 250 mL of preparation solution every 15 minutes. However ...

Bleeding from the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract shouldn't be seen as simply a manageable adverse effect of oral anticoagulation (OAC) for atrial fibrillation (AF). Rather, it's a red flag that the ...

A new study shows that even use of low-dose aspirin increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, which is increased further with use of cardiovascular disease-preventing therapies, such as ...

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract begins in the mouth and works its way down the esophagus, through the stomach, both the small and large intestines and the rectum, until it ends at the anus. Bleeding ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- People with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) faced higher rates of potentially fatal gastrointestinal bleeding, a retrospective study found. Those with stage 5 CKD had a 40% ...

Gastrointestinal bleeding is common among people with cirrhosis due to a complication called portal hypertension. This is elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to your liver. Cirrhosis is ...