SAN DIEGO — Here is a frightening statistic for anybody who has had or will soon have a colonoscopy: Even the most experienced endoscopists using their most careful technique miss up to 24% of pre-cancerous adenomas during a colonoscopy, which is considered the best available method for detecting and removing colorectal polyps and cancer.
SAN DIEGO A study presented earlier this week at Digestive Disease Week in San Diego showed the effectiveness of endoscopic bypass using self-assembling magnets during a procedure that can be performed in less than 30 minutes using only local anesthetic.
A self-propelled capsule endoscope dubbed "Mini Mermaid," which moves forward on the power of a tiny flexible fin and magnet, was safely and painlessly observed throughout the entire human digestive tract in a single examination, Japanese researchers reported this week at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) in San Diego.
SAN DIEGO — NinePoint Medical (Cambridge, Massachusetts) has developed a technology, the Nvision VLE imaging system, that allows clinicians to see beyond the tissue surface giving physicians a peek deep into the tissue at things they've never been able to see before. GI physicians will have a chance to see a live demonstration of the system on an animal model this week at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) meeting in San Diego.
When my Great-Grandfather became too elderly to care for himself I watched my grandmother take him in and care for him. When that same grandmother became elderly herself, I watched my aunt take her in and care for her. And someday it will be my turn to care for one of my elderly parents (please God, just don’t let it be my mother-in-law). But what if we had robots to take care of our elderly parents for us, or at least fill in during the day while we’re at work? An emerging robotics company in Houston is actually exploring that...
