JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol.15 No.4, April 18, 2025 ABSTRACT: Background: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a procedure in which the health worker (endoscopist) uses a long ...

Acute upper GI bleeding has an incidence of 84–160 cases per 100,000 individuals annually, with a 10% mortality rate.

Gastric cancer is the fourth deadliest cancer worldwide. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the preferred method to diagnose upper gastrointestinal lesions, particularly early gastric cancer. The ...

What is an upper endoscopy? An upper endoscopy is a procedure a doctor uses to look at the inner lining of the upper digestive tract (the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum, which is the first part of ...

TOPLINE: The use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a higher risk for retained gastric contents in upper endoscopy but not when the procedure is combined ...

Endoscopy procedures for the digestive system—upper endoscopy and colonoscopy—are similar in that they require preparation and are usually done while the person is sedated. They are useful for viewing ...

In pooled findings from nine studies, patients undergoing endoscopy while taking GLP-1 receptor agonists had no increased risk of aspiration compared to patients not taking the medications (pooled ...

Advancing telemedicine Numerous stomach cancer cases—11,000 in the US and 800,000 worldwide—are diagnosed too late for effective medical intervention. Traditional upper endoscopy (EGD) is not ...

An upper GI endoscopy or EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) is a procedure to diagnose and treat problems in your upper GI (gastrointestinal) tract. The upper GI tract includes your food pipe (esophagus ...

The 2021 ACG Guidelines proposed the administration of intravenous (IV) erythromycin before endoscopy as a means to improve the endoscopic view and decrease the necessity for repeat procedures in ...