For Achalasia, Short Myotomy Is Found Equivalent to Long

Short myotomy was equivalent to long myotomy for the treatment of type I and type II achalasia in a new study.

OCTOBER 24, 2024

BE Indefinite for Dysplasia Requires Close Follow-up in Year After Diagnosis

Management of Barrett’s esophagus patients who have tissue that is indefinite for dysplasia hasn’t ...

OCTOBER 23, 2024

AGA Issues Updated Guideline on Endoscopic Eradication Therapy for BE

The AGA recently published a clinical practice guideline on endoscopic eradication therapy for Barrett’s ...

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Latest Updates on Esophageal Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

Esophageal fluorescence-guided surgery has rapidly gained ground.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Barrett’s Esophagus: Guideline Interpretation and Application to Management

This review provides an update on the recently published guidelines from the ACG and AGA on the diagnosis and ...

AUGUST 1, 2024

BE Risk Up After Sleeve Gastrectomy

Patients who have undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy are at an increased risk for developing Barrett’s ...

JULY 24, 2024

FDA Approves Vonoprazan for NERD

The FDA has approved vonoprazan (Voquezna, Phathom) 10-mg tablets for use in patients with nonerosive reflux ...

JULY 19, 2024

Transnasal Endoscopy: EvoEndo Ultra-Slim, Single-Use Gastroscope, Part 1: Use in Adults

Now, for the first time, we have a commercially available, single-use, super-slim–caliber gastroscope that ...

MAY 9, 2024

Where Does Cryotherapy Belong in the Clinical Toolbox for Barrett’s Esophagus?

Cryotherapy can be considered as an alternative to radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of Barrett’s ...

APRIL 23, 2024

Roux-en-Y Diversion Emerging Alternative To Redos for Failed Fundoplication

In patients with gastroesophageal disease who fail laparoscopic fundoplication, Roux-en-Y gastric diversion might ...

DECEMBER 23, 2020

On the Spot—Upper GI Endoscopy

For this “On the Spot,” Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News owes a special debt to Prateek Sharma, ...

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Gastroparesis and Functional Dyspepsia: A Spectrum of Disease?

Understanding idiopathic gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia as a spectrum of disease rather than two distinct ...

OCTOBER 17, 2019