Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a common diagnostic and therapeutic technique with a low complication risk, but which causes considerable patient anxiety. Sedation during endoscopy by ...

Dr. Shaker has developed the technique of transnasal unsedated upper GI endoscopy for concurrent evaluation of the aerodigestive and upper GI tracts. He is the founder of the Dysphagia Research ...

Conclusion: The optimal sequence for same-day bidirectional endoscopy is EGD followed by colonoscopy. In this order, the procedure is better tolerated, and patients require a lower overall dose of ...

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD ... Initial Endoscopy - Blood clots, food residue, or inadequate bowel preparation can obscure lesions. Incomplete Initial Examination - If the first procedure ...

The manuscript, entitled Enhancing the Diagnostic Yield of EGD for Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus Through Methylated DNA Biomarker Triage, demonstrates that confirmatory upper endoscopy (EGD ...

Incidence and Causes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding GI bleeding is classified into upper ... during initial endoscopy, may necessitate repeated examinations. Repeated EGD has been shown to enhance ...

Study confirms clinical utility of EsoGuard as a non-invasive triage tool to significantly increase positive yield of invasive upper endoscopy The ... confirmatory EGD. The overall positive ...