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LAS VEGAS (MedPage Today) -- Smoking appears to make bariatric surgery more risky, particularly with respect to development of strictures and surgical-margin ulcers, data from a large cohort study suggest.

(GolinHarris International) Olympus today announced the availability of VisiGlide, its new single-use guidewire developed with advanced technology from Terumo Corporation to facilitate ERCP procedures performed by gastroenterologists.

Its enhanced design includes a super-elastic alloy and hydrophilic coatings to facilitate passage through strictures, an abnormal narrowing of a body passage, and makes selective insertion into the bile and pancreatic ducts easier.