Tag: endoscopy
What is New at Johns Hopkins Therapeutic Endoscopy conference (HITEC 2019 april 3-5) ?
Following last year success of HITEC (Hopkins International Therapeutic Endoscopy Conference) at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Invivox went to interview the 2 main course directors Drs. Mouen Kashab and Dr. Vivek Kumbhari regarding the next edition of this International conference...
Gastric mucosal devitalization (GMD): New weight loss therapy
A new study by Prof. Vivek Kumbhari and his team shows a potentially new weight loss method: targeting the gastric mucosa with GMD. The gastric mucosa is an endocrine organ that regulates satiation pathways by expression of orexigenic and anorexigenic...
Are Your Endoscopy Skills Outdated?
Endoscopy is evolving. Innovations in the emerging field of interventional endoscopy have transformed a routine diagnostic procedure into the next generation of minimally invasive surgery. As a result of this rapid innovation, the American College of Gastroenterologists and the American...