An EGD is a form of endoscopic ultrasound that uses a long, thin tube called an endoscope and ultrasound technology to examine the upper GI tract. Stomach polyps are discovered in approximately 1% ...

Detection of polyps by colonoscopy is commonly performed during slow withdrawal of the colonoscope, after its rapid insertion. The authors of a new study found that considerably more polyps were ...

In the colonoscopy-first group, 52 (59.8%) patients had polyps, 33 (37.9%) had adenomas, and one (1.2%) had a carcinoma. In the EGD-first group, 51 (57.3%) patients had polyps, and 26 (29.2% ...

AI detects more polyps but has not assessed long-term effects ... and the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) published their own recommendations on AI this week, based on ...

In their prospective, multicentre trial, Van Gossum and colleagues compared the accuracy of capsule endoscopy and colonoscopy for the detection of colonic polyps, advanced adenomas and carcinomas.