Even Small Changes Can Make Endoscopy More Sustainable: Study
Although the reduction in carbon footprint was modest in this single department, it shows how small steps can contribute to climate change mitigation.
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Although the reduction in carbon footprint was modest in this single department, it shows how small steps can contribute to climate change mitigation.
In patients with remitting inflammatory bowel disease, relapse after withdrawal of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy is less likely if they have complete endoscopic healing, suggests a Dutch study.
One expert has seen 'a lot of interest' in this less-invasive modality, but his experience has shown it takes time to learn how to use it accurately.
A groundbreaking study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago determined the threshold for a new measure of early scarring in the esophagus of children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), which allows immediate intervention during endoscopy to halt further damage and prevent food from getting stuck in the esophagus (feeding tube) of kids with this condition.
In the esophagus of kids with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) a new measure of early scarring allows immediate intervention during endoscopy.