The use of a retroflexion technique in the right side of the colon during colonoscopy is safe and results in the detection of additional adenomatous (precancerous) polyps in approximately four percent ...

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, ...

An endoscopic technique known as retroflexion, when used in the right side of the colon, may increase the diagnostic yield of polyps, including large adenomas (larger than 10 millimeters) and serrated ...

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 ...

Bowel preparation is a critical prerequisite for the success of colonoscopy procedures, as it ensures adequate visualisation of the colonic mucosa and maximises the detection of lesions. Recent ...

SAN DIEGO, California — A balloon colonoscope increases the detection rate of polyps and adenomas compared with standard colonoscopy (SC), catching numerous polyps and adenomas that SC missed when ...

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 ...

The accuracy of computed tomographic colonography ("virtual colonoscopy") for the detection of colorectal cancer is lower than that for conventional colonoscopy, suggesting that use of "virtual" ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Two recent studies comparing the use of conventional (optical) colonoscopy and CT (virtual) colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening may raise ...

Editor's Note: This article is made possible through a sponsored content partnership with New Hanover Regional Medical Center. A colonoscopy can help prevent colon cancer because a doctor will remove ...

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 ...