BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, and several efforts have been made to reduce its occurrence or severity. Although colonoscopy is considered the gold standard in CRC prevention, it has its disadvantages: missed lesions, bleeding, and perforation. Furthermore, a high number of patients undergo this procedure even though no polyps are ...

BACKGROUND Patient navigation (PN) is being used increasingly to help patients complete screening colonoscopy (SC) to prevent colorectal cancer. At their large, urban academic medical center with an open-access endoscopy system, the authors previously demonstrated that PN programs produced a colonoscopy completion rate of 78.5% in a cohort of 503 patients (predominantly African Americans and La...

OBJECTIVE The aim was to describe the impact on polypectomy experience by the mandatory introduction of the Directly Observed Polypectomy Skills tool (DOPyS) and electronic portfolio as part of the formal colonoscopy certification process. DESIGN Applications for colonoscopy certification in the UK in the year prior to the introduction of DOPyS were analysed retrospectively and compared with ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate: 1) the demographics and clinical characteristics, 2) the findings, and 3) the safety and effectiveness in a cohort of Chinese pediatric patients undergoing colonoscopy. METHODS The study participants were consecutive patients aged ≤14 years old that underwent their first colonoscopy in the endoscopy center at the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University betw...

INTRODUCTION Due to limitation of colonoscopy in assessing the entire bowel and patients' intolerance in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in the current study, we aimed to prospectively compare the accuracy of 99mTc(V)-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and fecal calprotectin with ileocolonoscopy as new methods for localizing inflammations. METHODS Current prospective study conducted between 2012 ...

BACKGROUND Patient-controlled sedation (PCS) has been suggested as an alternative method for sedative colonoscopy. However, as any new techniques, PCS introduction as a potential alternative to traditional intravenous sedation (IVS) has brought about challenges. To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages between PCS and IVS more comprehensively, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analy...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is among the leading causes of cancer and cancer-related mortality in the United States. The incidence and mortality associated with CRC can be reduced with preventive screening. Inadequate bowel preparation has been associated with missed adenomas and the need for repeat colonoscopies. METHODS Separate claims source databases were analyzed to determine the costs ...

OBJECTIVE To determine factors predicting complications caused by colonoscopy. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING A private hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS All patients undergoing colonoscopy in the Endoscopy Centre of the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital from 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012 were included. Immediate complications were those that were recorded by nurses during and up to th...

BACKGROUND A colonoscopy may frequently miss polyps and cancers. A number of techniques have emerged to improve visualization and to reduce the rate of adenoma miss. METHODS We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in two clinics of the Gastrointestinal Department of the Sanitas University Foundation in Bogota, Colombia. Eligible adult patients presenting for screening or diagnostic e...

Objectives: Many aspects of pediatric colonoscopy differ from adult Responses were analyzed and re-sent to the panel for further ratings until consensus was reached. Items that 80% of experts rated as 4 out of 5 were included in the final instrument. Consensus items were compared with those expert consensus regarding items required on a checklist and global rating scale designed to assess the c...