More evidence is needed to inform recommendations for intervals of colonoscopy surveillance after polyp removal. In this ...

CHICAGO — Patient recall of colonoscopy findings and follow-up procedures fades quickly, according to a new study. "Most patients were not able to recall the number of polyps detected if the ...

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have found that colonoscopy preparation drugs administered the same day as the procedure are equally effective to those given the night before and the ...

Sometimes, the preparation solution to clear the bowels before a colonoscopy does not work, or only partially works. A person can speak with their doctor about ways to make the prep more effective.

Colorectal polyps are small growths on the inner lining of the colon. Polyps are not usually cancerous; most are hyperplastic polyps with a low risk of cancer; but some (known as adenomatous polyps) ...

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