Preparing for an Endoscopy Whether you need a colonoscopy or an upper GI endoscopy, you’ll need to plan ahead for the test. Remember, making the necessary changes the week before the endoscopy ...

Compared with endoscopy, the breath test was as reassuring to the patient, less uncomfortable and distressing, and substantially cheaper.

(HealthDay News) — Current techniques of spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) are inadequate to replace esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) as the screening modality of choice for detecting ...

A simple breath test for detecting H pylori infection is as effective and safe as endoscopy and is less uncomfortable and distressing for the patient, conclude researchers in this week’s BMJ.