Overall 1,041 asymptomatic high-risk subjects who underwent surveillance colonoscopy provided one FIT. A subgroup of 43% of these patients provided two FITs (n = 451). The mean age of all patients ...

A little girl who was instructed to watch her sister while their mom prepped for a colonoscopy dedicated herself to the job.

Integrating AI in gastrointestinal endoscopy enhances image analysis, reduces diagnostic variability, and improves patient ...

Dr. Raymond Cross of Mercy Medical Center joins Jennifer Franciotti for a conversation about ulcerative colitis - how it ...

In a recent article, researchers explored the integration of endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT) with deep learning ...

Total colonoscopy was achieved in all patients except one (imager view not available ... Preliminary experience suggests that real time, electronic imaging of colonoscopy is safe, effective, and will ...

Press Release In response to the persistently high nationwide burden of colorectal cancer (CRC), Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) has launched the Colorectal Cancer Care Initiative (CRCCI), a ...

Serum ferritin of 100 ng/mL or less is a reasonable indicator for prompt colonoscopy among men with unexplained anemia. Older patients with unexplained anemia are often referred for colonoscopy as ...

“We previously reported that only 56% of patients diagnosed and treated for CRC complete a 1-year surveillance colonoscopy,” stated Dr. Natasha Kwendakwema, a hematology-oncology fellow and incoming ...

Its clinical use is not yet defined. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy and technical performance of capsule endoscopy and push enteroscopy in a series of 50 patients with ...

This cuts down on the time the patient needs to prepare and recover and may also reduce costs. "Endoscopy" is a term referring to several different types of tests used to see inside the body. Two that ...