June 7, 2006 (Seattle) — The use of autofluorescence may be a useful tool for distinguishing between malignant and nonmalignant polyps during a colonoscopy, according to research presented at the ...

Q: I had a polyp removed at my last colonoscopy. Does this mean I will get colon cancer? A: Colon polyps are abnormal growths that develop in the lining of the colon (large intestine). They are ...

A total of 427 subjects were prospectively enrolled by 3 endoscopists in this randomized controlled trial between September 2009 and October 2010. Seven subjects were excluded (five due to failed ...

Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...

We obtained 24,584 pathology reports from colonoscopies performed at the University of Utah’s Gastroenterology Clinic. Two investigators annotated 350 reports to determine inter-rater agreement, ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AI-assisted colonoscopy induced more removals of benign lesions without adenomatous polyps. Additional ...

Doctors may be overdoing it a bit on colonoscopies, a procedure to screen for colon cancer using a tiny camera, even though they can save lives, researchers reported Monday Patients who had a low-risk ...

Most people need to get a colonoscopy every 10 years, starting at age 45. Everyone who gets a colonoscopy also gets a report. If there were no polyps, your report will state normal or negative. This ...

Editor’s Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this ...