What Are the Various Types of Procedures? An upper endoscopy is an examination of the upper gut. It's often referred to as an endoscopy. However, this is only one of many endoscopy types performed by ...

Certain types of endoscopies, like endoscopic ultrasounds, are commonly used to detect pancreatic cancer. But pancreatic cancer can be hard to spot in its early stages, even with imaging tests. In its ...

A simple outpatient procedure currently used for type 2 diabetes patients in Europe can help those on Eli Lilly’s obesity ...

An investigational outpatient endoscopic procedure may help eliminate the need for insulin in people with type 2 diabetes, early research suggests. Called re-cellularization via electroporation ...

BETHESDA, Md. (April 28, 2023) — A procedure that uses controlled electrical pulses to induce changes to the lining of the first part of the small intestine could allow patients with Type 2 diabetes ...

A novel endoscopic procedure combined with semaglutide may eliminate the need for insulin while improving glycemic control and metabolic parameters among patients with type 2 diabetes. “Type 2 ...

An outpatient endoscopic procedure used to treat type 2 diabetes may help prevent people from regaining weight after ...

Guidelines for endoscopy by nonphysicians issued by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recognize that properly trained nonphysician endoscopists are a less costly alternative to ...

Researchers are beginning work on a double-blind randomized controlled trial to test the results of this preliminary study. A 1-hour endoscopic procedure could potentially eliminate the need for ...

A minimally invasive endoscopic treatment for type 2 diabetes, duodenal mucosal resurfacing, has shown early promise in helping patients maintain weight loss after stopping GLP-1 drugs like ...