PHOENIX — Patients with or without polyp removal in an index colonoscopy commonly receive follow-up surveillance with a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), yet many of these patients do not receive a ...

Hyderabad: Holding a private hospital, its founder-chairman and a consultant gastroenterologist guilty of medical negligence during a polypectomy surgery conducted on a patient, the District Consumer ...

Berberine significantly reduced adenoma recurrence and colorectal neoplasm occurrence in a 6-year follow-up study of nearly 800 patients post-polypectomy. The study found that berberine's ...

NEW YORK, June 15 (Praxis Press) Whether colonoscopy is more effective than barium enema for the detection of adenomas in polypectomy patients is unclear. Winawer and colleagues examined 580 ...

SAN DIEGO — The majority of colorectal cancers (CRCs) that emerge following a negative colonoscopy and polypectomy occur prior to recommended surveillance exams, and those cases are more likely to be ...

Background Determining optimal management of colorectal polyps in patients with limited life expectancy of under 10 years can be difficult, due to challenges balancing an uncertain natural history of ...

A case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court could limit the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s role in preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to a March 7 article published ...

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors cover story. Click here to subscribe. These doctors diagnose and treat disorders of the stomach, intestines, bowels and ...

Increased demand for colonoscopies has prompted healthcare leaders to hone preventive screening, service delivery and innovation strategies in recent years.1 While the detection of polyps during ...

Background Adequate bowel preparation is essential for successful colonoscopy and polypectomy procedures. However, a significant proportion of patients still exhibit suboptimal bowel preparation, ...

POST-POLYPECTOMY surveillance colonoscopy is associated with a significantly lower risk of incident colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new study presented at Digestive Disease Week in Washington, ...