Colonoscopy is considered the 'gold standard' for detection and removal of premalignant lesions in the colon. However, studies suggest that colonoscopy is less protective for right-sided than for left ...

Surveillance may be overperformed following detection of small adenomas (<1 cm in diameter) or polyps by colonoscopy. Guidelines recommend colonoscopy at 3 years for large adenoma and 3–5 years for ...

Surveillance colonoscopy has a low yield for detecting significant neoplasms after polypectomy, yet about 25% of colonoscopies in the U.S. are performed for postpolypectomy surveillance, and the ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Post-polypectomy surveillance colonoscopy was associated ...

Suppression of Plasma Estrogen Levels by Letrozole and Anastrozole Is Related to Body Mass Index in Patients With Breast Cancer Adjusted odds ratios (95% CIs) of CRC for participants with polypectomy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Interval FIT was positive in 14% to 17% of patients after colonoscopy, regardless of polypectomy history. High ...

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – March 21, 2014 – In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published a special issue for March on colorectal cancer. The ...

SAN DIEGO — The majority of colorectal cancers (CRCs) that emerge following a negative colonoscopy and polypectomy occur prior to recommended surveillance exams, and those cases are more likely to be ...

Elevated CEA level in the asymptomatic patient with normal conventional imaging: How useful is PET-CT for the detection of colorectal cancer recurrence? Background: Colonoscopy is recommended as the ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – May 19, 2010 – Researchers at the Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New York examined postpolypectomy bleeding in patients undergoing colonoscopy on uninterrupted ...

Researchers examined postpolypectomy bleeding in patients undergoing colonoscopy on uninterrupted clopidogrel and found that the postpolypectomy bleeding rate is significantly higher in patients ...

A new study that compares cold snare polypectomy with conventional polypectomy for the removal of small colorectal polyps in anticoagulated patients. The study showed that delayed bleeding requiring ...