All bowel preparations, regardless of formulation, are more effective when administered as a split-dose regimen compared with a 1-day preparation. Approximately one in four individuals undergoing ...

Gastroenterologist Eric Shah, MD, at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan led the study, which found that only 17% of patients pay nothing for their bowel preparation for screening colonoscopy and ...

Race and obesity are among the contributing factors to suboptimal bowel preparation for colonoscopy. Predictors of inadequate bowel preparation (IBP) in colonoscopy include use of Medicaid insurance, ...

Virtual colonoscopy uses a computerized tomography (CT) scanner and X-rays to take 3-D images of the colon that can be seen on a computer screen. This test doesn’t involve sedation, but some ...

Surgical site infection can be prevented via institutional, preoperative, and intraoperative interventions for colorectal ...

The colon (also known as the large intestine) is a U-shaped, segmented tube made of muscle that is located below the stomach and connects to the rectum at the end of the colon. The colon and rectum ...

This quick Q&A from Dr du Plessis will tell you why: It is recommended that anyone over the age of 40 has a screening ...

According to the report of the guidelines, 2 these include adding bowel preparation adequacy rate and sessile serrated lesion detection rate to the list of priority quality indicators that should ...

Stool-based test offers a promising solution to reduce the burden of a colonoscopy," experts emphasized on September 21st, ...