Gastroenterology focuses on diagnosing and treating disorders of the digestive tract and accessory organs to improve patient ...

Healthgrades picked 100 hospitals for its “America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery” list, released Jan. 17. Healthgrades’ Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award acknowledges ...

Healthgrades recently released its rankings of the top hospitals for gastrointestinal surgery. To determine the rankings, Healthgrades used Medicare patient outcome data from the CMS provider analysis ...

The microbiome refers to all the microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, archaea) that live within and on the body. Research has found differences between the gut microbiota of individuals with certain ...

The aim of this study was to compare 2 different methods of wound closure, subcuticular sutures vs staples, in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. The study endpoint was the 30-day incidence ...

Black gastrointestinal cancer patients are more likely than white patients to receive substandard surgery for treatment of the disease, a study published April 4 in JAMA Network Open found.

The Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery has been hard at work promoting awareness of GI diseases like Crohn’s, colitis, and colon cancer. On April 30, the division walked in the Crohn’s & Colitis ...

ESD is performed with a thin, flexible endoscope inserted through the mouth or rectum. Using miniature tools, clinicians inject fluid to lift a precancerous or early cancer lesion from surrounding ...

Pediatric medical errors occur most frequently in gynecological and gastrointestinal surgery, according to a study from Johns Hopkins University published in the Archives of Surgery. The study looked ...