Not that many people get excited about the prospect of having a doctor put a scope up their bum, but consider the alternative: 50,000 people die of colorectal cancer each year. If everyone got ...

Two new studies highlight new technologies with the potential to improve the detection of colorectal polyps and flat lesions during colonoscopy. Two studies presented at the American College of ...

Trainee involvement during colonoscopy offered mixed results when it came to exam quality and polyp detection, according to a population-based cohort study from Canada. Having a gastroenterology or ...

Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...

Background and Aim: Since the diagnostic value of ileoscopy is not well documented, it is uncertain if terminal ileum intubation should be performed routinely in patients undergoing colonoscopy. We ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adenoma detection rate was more than 10% higher in the automatic quality control system (AQCS)-assisted group.

Doctors often let patients decide how much sedation they'd like when they have a colonoscopy. But whether you're put under by an anesthesiologist may depend a lot more on where you live and who gets ...

A polyp is a small growth of tissue in the colon that can evolve into colorectal cancer. Patients with polyps have a higher risk of evolving cancer in the future. - Using Artificial intelligence (AI) ...

A recent article in the New York Times explored the growing use of anesthesiologist-administered anesthesia during colonoscopy and its impact on the cost of colonoscopy procedures. Traditionally, ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008;23(1):51-55. The ileoscopy rate during colonoscopy was 87.1% in this study. Even though the rate depends on the experience and skill of endoscopists, the above value is ...