Adjuncts to colonic cleansing before colonoscopy

Real-life conditions of use of sodium phosphate tablets for colon cleansing before colonoscopy

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS The purpose of this study was to describe the real-life conditions of use, efficacy, safety, and acceptability of sodium phosphate (NaP) tablets for colon cleansing in routine medical practice in France. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 996 patients undergoing bowel preparation were enrolled by 108 gastroenterologists in this observational, longitudinal, prospective, ...

Efficacy of Prucalopride in bowel cleansing before colonoscopy: Results of a pilot study

Colonoscopy is a crucial diagnostic instrument for colorectal cancer screening and an adequate bowel preparation is definitely decisive for the success of the procedure. Especially in elderly patients, bowel cleansing is considered a big issue, because it is often poorly tolerated for many reasons (like inability to swallow large volume of liquids or unlikable taste); this can cause a suboptima...

Patient education interventions for optimizing bowel cleansing before colonoscopy: is the juice worth the squeeze?

Worldwide, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths [1]. Although treatments for CRC have advanced over the past decade, they have translated into only a modest benefit for patients who have advanced and metastatic CRC, and with significantly increased treatment costs [2]. The aim of national screening programs is to reduce the bu...

Comparison between two different colon cleansing methods prior to colonoscopy

Colonic adenomas--a colonoscopy survey.

A colonoscopy survey of 620 patients with 1049 colon adenomas showed a predominantly left-sided distribution (77%). Of these lesions 97% were amenable to endoscopic removal or ablation. Sixty per cent of patients presented with rectal bleeding as their major symptom. There was agreement between radiology and colonoscopy in only 62% of patients, as many of the studies were single contrast barium...