A study in the Archives of Surgery found that morbidity and mortality were elevated among elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery, emphasizing the need for quality improvement initiatives ...

Richard Hodin, MD, is chief of Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital’s Division of General and Gastrointestinal and the Division of Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery. He spoke with Becker’s ...

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 ...

The UAB Division of Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgery has received reaccreditation for an additional three years as a fellowship program specializing in advanced GI surgery, minimally invasive surgery ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS – A presenter at the ACG Postgraduate Course discussed evidence-based guidelines which reviewed urgent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy improved the overall detection of adenomas compared with ...

Familiarity between surgeons and anesthesiologists was associated with improved outcomes in gastrointestinal, gynecologic oncologic, and spine surgeries, with each additional procedure performed ...

Surgical care has undergone a steady yet powerful transformation over the past decade, driven by rapid advancements in medical technology. Among these, robotic surgery has emerged as a major milestone ...

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has teamed up with digital health startup Pragma Inc. to launch what may be the first accredited continuing medical education course taught in virtual reality. The link-up ...

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 ...

Patients undergoing high-risk, complex gastrointestinal surgeries are far less likely to die if they are in hospitals that do a lot of them, according to a Johns Hopkins study. Moreover, they won't ...

An expert offers three steps that patients can take to become more comfortable and confident with their ostomy after undergoing surgery for gastric cancer. After a patient with gastrointestinal cancer ...