For GI clinics and ASCs, accurate coding and documentation are critical to protecting reimbursement, reducing denials and withstanding payer audits. The list below highlights 20 high-volume procedures ...

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are rare stomach tumours driven by KIT or PDGFRA gene mutations. Unlike typical gastric cancers, they respond well to targeted therapy such as imatinib. Early ...

Nikki Noland, 25, experienced abdominal pain, nausea and weight loss, but she was left stunned by what the X-ray scans ...

A new tranche of just-released Freedom of Information Act requests from news organizations shows how reporters are using the act as an investigative tool to reconstruct internal decision making, trace ...

This study aims to present the experience with 708 laparoscopic Nissen fundoplications performed in patients treated at the General Surgery Service of Hospital São José do Avaí (HSJA), Itaperuna, RJ, ...

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Gastrointestinal motility disorders (GIMDs) are characterized by impaired gastrointestinal motility. The prevention and treatment of GIMDs ...

Learn about the triggers and treatments for excessive burping, including diet, hiatal hernias, and gastric ulcers. Plus, how ...

A new study suggests that combining routine stool tests and tracking habitual dietary patterns could help to predict IBD ...

The impact of eating spicy foods regularly can trigger changes to your gut and digestion, which can involve both positive and negative effects.

Researchers have launched a study to find a typical range for flatulence, which has been harder to measure than you might ...

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Predictive testing and preventative treatment appealed to patients with inflammatory bowel disease and their family members.