Virtual colonoscopy

Colorectal Cancer

Colon or Colorectal cancer is the growth of malignant polyps on the colon, bowel, anus and rectum. Growths in these locations can be benign, and removed by colonoscopy, but they have a risk of becom...

Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis is a disease that affects around 120,000 people in the UK and causes inflammation of the large intestine - or colon. Symptoms vary in severity from pain and discomfort, through mu...

Types of laxatives

Laxatives are medicines that relieve constipation (difficulty with bowel movements). They are a popular type of over-the-counter remedy. They can also be prescribed for conditions that could get wor...

Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy Safe and Feasible

A new study reports that unsedated transnasal endoscopy is a feasible, safe, and well-tolerated method to screen for esophageal...

Cap-Assisted Colonoscopy in Polyp Detection

Is cap-assisted colonoscopy a more effective diagnostic technique for detecting polyps than standard colonoscopy? The American Journal of Gastroenterology

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: 5 Nov. 2012

1. Follow Up Surveillance with Less Invasive, Less Costly Tests Could Make Colonoscopy a One-time Test for Some Patients Following a negative colonoscopy result at initial screening, regular follow-u...

Cap-Assisted vs Regular Colonoscopy for Adenoma Detection

Is cap-assisted colonoscopy more effective than regular colonoscopy at detecting adenomous polyps? This new study compares the 2 procedures. Gut

Colonoscopy-related Factors More Important Than Polyp Characteristics for Predicting Colorectal Cancer Risk

Published research suggests that colonoscopy saves lives through detection and removal of adenomas, or benign tumors. Patients who have adenomas removed during colonoscopy are at higher risk for recur...

'Virtual' Colonoscopy Safe, Effective for Medicare Patients: Study

MONDAY, July 2 -- A new study of seniors provides support for using "virtual" colonoscopy -- which is not currently covered by Medicare -- as a screening tool for colon cancer. Virtual colonoscopy, fo...

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Aug. 21, 2012

1. Colonoscopy-related Factors More Important Than Polyp Characteristics for Predicting Colorectal Cancer Risk Published research suggests that colonoscopy saves lives through detection and removal o...

[Comment] Virtual colonoscopy: stamp of approval or word of warning?

Computerised tomographic colonography (CTC) has been investigated as a less invasive alternative to colonoscopy for whole colon assessment. In crossover studies, it has been shown to be as accurate as...

A hypothesis-generating review of the water method for difficult colonoscopy.

Abstract Objective. Several factors such as significant procedure-related discomfort, excessive intubation time or failed cecal intubation have been associated with difficult colonoscopy. An update of...

Patient satisfaction with on-demand sedation for outpatient colonoscopy.

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM: To reduce the costs of colonoscopy the feasibility of unsedated procedures has been explored. The aims of our study were to assess patient satisfaction with on-demand sedatio...

Quality colonoscopy: assumptions and expectations.

Colonoscopy has become accepted as the most effective method of screening of the colon for neoplasia. Evidences prove that utilization of colonoscopy has increased dramatically in the past few years,...

Spiral overtube-assisted colonoscopy after incomplete colonoscopy in the redundant colon.

A redundant colon can lead to incomplete colonoscopy. A variety of tools and techniques are available to complete colonoscopy but have limitations.

Should barium enema be the next step following an incomplete colonoscopy?

INTRODUCTION: Double contrast barium enema (DCBE) is used to screen and diagnose colorectal disease and is often recommended following an incomplete colonoscopy. The purpose of this study was to deter...