In a recent press release, The Endoscopy Division of FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. announced that they will host an educational session by Double-Balloon method pioneer Hironori Yamamoto, M.D.

(WECT) - The small intestine is an organ that doctors once considered off limits. Now, there's a new technique that opens the body's locked door and saves patients from undergoing surgery. With one ...

STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 26 -- For patients with difficult-to-detect gastrointestinal bleeding, an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for diagnosis and treatment, ...

RATINGEN, Germany, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Developed in collaboration with renowned medical device inventor Professor Hironori Yamamoto, Fujifilm Healthcare is excited to announce the launch ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A new option called double-balloon procedure ...

Medical University of South Carolina radiologist assistant Cephus E. Simmons Sr., Ph.D., realized that catheters on the market were not optimal for providing the needed diagnostic yield during ...

A cost-effectiveness analysis shows that an initial double-balloon enteroscopy is a cost-effective approach for patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. However, capsule-directed DBE, which is ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – November 24, 2008 – A cost-effectiveness analysis conducted by researchers at Stanford University Hospital in Calif., shows that an initial double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is a cost ...