CHICAGO – A new, nonsurgical weight-loss procedure — which involves inserting a tube down a patient's throat and suturing the stomach — is safe and effective, a new study finds. During the procedure, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty induced a greater reduction in total body weight vs. sham endoscopy (–9.47% vs.

Patients with cirrhosis are at risk of esophageal hemorrhage. The efficacy of endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVBL) for the prophylaxis of initial hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis is unclear.

A study presented at Digestive Disease Week examined the effectiveness of non-surgical endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty in individuals struggling with obesity who are not candidates for weight loss ...

Endoscopic band ligation appears to be safe and effective for the control of variceal bleeding in the esophagus. According to a study by Barker et al., however, complications can result when this ...

Beta blockers should be the first line of prevention against variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. While banding is similarly effective in reducing the incidence of ...

ESG is a minimally invasive procedure that makes your stomach smaller and limits the amount of food you can eat. It’s a type of bariatric surgery known as a restrictive procedure. Some scientists ...

A new study finds that individuals struggling with obesity who are not candidates for weight-loss surgery can benefit substantially from non-surgical endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, according to ...

Optimal band imaging used with an endoscope provides images that clearly identify depressed-type early gastric cancer without magnification in 96 percent of study participants. Gastric cancer is one ...

CHICAGO — A new, nonsurgical weight-loss procedure — which involves inserting a tube down a patient's throat and suturing the stomach — is safe and effective, a new study finds. During the procedure, ...