Although older patients with dementia have similar rates of colonoscopy-related complications as patients without dementia, they have higher rates of other non-procedural complications, according to a ...
Nearly half of patients prefer more frequent colonoscopies, but most are comfortable with specialist recommendations. Updated guidelines suggest extended intervals for lower-risk patients, emphasizing ...
A patient who had repeatedly refused routine screening for colorectal cancer (CRC), despite having lost his 80-year-old father to the disease, was again advised to undergo a colonoscopy at age 56. He ...
Three years after NordICC trial’s much-debated 10-year results were published, follow-up data showed colonoscopy screening ...
Program increases receipt of follow-up colonoscopy among persons aged 50 to 75 years with an abnormal stool test result. HealthDay News — A patient navigation program is effective for increasing ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Predictors of colorectal cancer at surveillance colonoscopy included age, smoking status, adenoma detection rate ...
New guidelines introduce quality indicators like bowel preparation adequacy and sessile serrated lesion detection rates for colonoscopy. The adenoma detection rate (ADR) threshold increased from 30% ...
A new study conducted by gastroenterologists at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates poor preparation by patients for a colonoscopy may lead to doctors missing ...
A first-in-human trial of a robotic colonoscopy shows the system can perform all functions of a colonoscope with promising ...
The following article is written Brian Fanning, product manager for ScopeGuide and colonoscopes, and Nadine Clark, product manager for GI and OR accessories, at Olympus America. Despite the routine ...
Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...