August 19, 2011 — Water immersion (filling the colon with water instead of air) and capping the colonoscope tip are 2 fairly recent developments in colonoscopy that may improve insertion success, ...

San Antonio, Texas, October 18, 2010 – Research exploring the progression of colon polyps to colorectal cancer and evaluating techniques to improve polyp detection was among the clinical science ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – August 4, 2011 – A new study from researchers in Indiana reports that use of a retroflexion technique in the right side of the colon during colonoscopy is safe and results in the ...

Colonoscopies are one of the most effective ways to prevent colorectal cancer, which is surging among young adults in the U.S. Yet, the quality of each procedure can vary substantially from one ...

Ingestion of a blue dye tablet during bowel prep for colonoscopy could be a significant advance in the early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). When used in conjunction with colonoscopy, the blue ...

Colonoscopies are one of the most effective ways to prevent colorectal cancer, which is surging among young adults in the U.S ...

Quality in colonoscopy is defined by the capacity to detect and characterise premalignant lesions, thereby reducing the incidence of colorectal cancer and interval carcinomas. Key performance ...

A study presented at Digestive Disease Week 2017 examined the effectiveness of an underwater colonoscopy technique, Medscape reports. UC Irvine Medical Center Anish Patel, MD, and colleagues used an ...

PALM COAST --Florida Hospital Flagler has become the first hospital in the state to use a new colonoscopy technique that improves the detection of pre-cancerous polyps by up to 25 percent, officials ...

Adenoma detection rates during colonoscopy might be influenced by procedural technique and the time taken by the endoscopist to withdraw the colonoscope. This single-center, prospective study included ...

A new study published in the August issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the scientific journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, shows that the use of retroflexion ...