“The debate today perhaps should not be about EMR vs. ESD, but instead our quest for ideal endoscopic resection,” Dennis Yang, MD, director of Third Space Endoscopy at the Center for ...

Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of superficial early cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract is standard technique in Japan and is increasingly used in Western countries. Newer techniques of ...

Combined EMR & RFA The combination of EMR for identifiable dysplastic lesions followed by RFA appears to be the optimal endoscopic therapy for Barrett's-associated dysplasia. To that end, a study ...

Recent data showed that topical budesonide may be linked to a decrease in endoscopic strictures after endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection.

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of large colorectal adenomas resulted in a lower recurrence rate compared with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), but the more technically complex ESD had a ...

There are substantial changes in store for lower GI endoscopy procedures in 2015. Here are 12 things to know about the revisions, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.

EMR systems are not one-size-fits all. Modernizing Medicine has created a number of specialty-specific EMR platforms, including EMA GastroenterologyTM. Julie Servoss, MD, Medical Director of GI for ...

Society High-grade dysplasia Low-grade dysplasia No dysplasia Ref. American Gastroenterological Association Definitive treatment EMR/ablation or surveillance every 3 months Repeat EGD in 6 months ...