An EGD is a procedure that doctors use to look inside the upper gastrointestinal tract. Learn more about its uses and what to expect here.

Dilation procedures DO NOT remove any tissue. For this reason a balloon dilation of the ethmoid sinuses is reported with Unlisted CPT code 31299. This leads us to another area of confusion. AMA ...

Esophageal dilation is known to improve dysphagia but not inflammation, and so dilation might hide any associations between clinical symptoms and biologic findings discovered during an endoscopy.

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.

Patients receiving anticoagulants during esophageal dilation have a notably higher risk for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding ...

New balloon dilation technology eliminates the need for fluoroscopy during thedilation procedure, improving occupational safety for gastroenterology s ...