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 ...

An endoscopy is a procedure that is performed with an endoscope to look inside the body at a specific organ. Learn more about the different types of endoscopies.

Video 1 demonstrates the technique of unsedated transnasal aerodigestive and upper GI endoscopy (transnasal-esophagogastroduodenoscopy (T-EGD). The technique, originally described in 1994, is used ...

Endoscopy can help diagnose stomach cancer. Learn about what stomach cancer looks like on an endoscopy, what the test involves, and more.

Endoscopy is an established tool for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The timing of endoscopy is, however, a matter of controversy. This Viewpoint ...

Patients undergoing this procedure were as satisfied and as willing to repeat the test as patients undergoing sedated C-EGD, allowing time and cost savings and potentially greater accessibility.

Endoscopy can be used along with other tests to confirm a diagnosis of cirrhosis and help a doctor decide what treatments might be best.

15 benchmarks for GI procedures at ASCsThe following data is gathered from an AAAHC benchmarking study of 35 organizations performing 177,109 colonoscopies and 21 organizations performing 35,083 ...