A non-invasive test where the patient swallows a “sponge on a string” could replace endoscopy as a means of diagnosing Barrett’s esophagus – a gullet condition that can lead to cancer. Share on ...

Wireless capsule endoscopy for the detection of esophageal pathology is associated with inadequate visualization of the esophagus, due in part to unreliable esophageal transit time. The attachment of ...

Swallowing a sponge on a string could replace traditional endoscopy as an equally effective but less invasive way of diagnosing a condition that can be a forerunner of esophageal cancer. Barrett's ...