Among individuals with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a negative upper endoscopy is associated with decreased risk in incidence and mortality from gastrointestinal cancer. The benefit ...

Use of Upper Endoscopy Should Be Limited in GERD For patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), use of upper endoscopy should be considered only in specific clinical situations. (HealthDay ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Web-based patient education effectively decreased the need for upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy in ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prophylactic endotracheal intubation prior to endoscopy was not beneficial for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and was instead tied to adverse risks, researchers ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Symptoms of GI bleeding include stomach pain, vomiting blood, or having black, tarry stool.Peptic ulcers are the leading cause of upper GI bleeding, while ...

Doctors may perform an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to diagnose and help treat stomach ulcers. During the procedure, a healthcare professional inserts an endoscope through the mouth and into the ...

A study published in The Lancet examined celecoxib use versus naproxen in patients with cardiothrombotic diseases and arthritis. Francis K. L. Chan, MD, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and ...

Upper GI mucosal damage was tied to a 76% higher risk of subsequent Parkinson's disease. The retrospective study followed GI patients for nearly 15 years. The findings support literature suggesting ...

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers include cancer of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach), the stomach, and the small intestine. These cancers can sometimes be ...