Patient navigation was more effective than usual care in increasing follow-up colonoscopy rates after an abnormal stool test result, a new randomized controlled trial revealed. The intervention led to ...

Although older patients with dementia have similar rates of colonoscopy-related complications as patients without dementia, they have higher rates of other non-procedural complications, according to a ...

A University of Arizona Health Sciences-led study found that patients are more likely to get colonoscopies following abnormal stool test results if patient navigators assist them through the process.

Nearly half of patients prefer more frequent colonoscopies, but most are comfortable with specialist recommendations. Updated guidelines suggest extended intervals for lower-risk patients, emphasizing ...

ChatGPT may be able to outperform gastroenterologists when it comes to determining rescreening and surveillance colonoscopy intervals for patients, according to a new study published in Clinical ...

A major European trial has pushed colonoscopy back into the medical spotlight. After 13 years, the NordICC study found that ...

Patients who repeated the test rather than have a colonoscopy said they did it to avoid or delay the colonoscopy, and to rule out other health conditions that might have caused the positive result.

Despite progress in detection and treatment, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US. To reduce mortality rates, clinicians advise routine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AI has already made its mark in gastroenterology as a tool for detecting gastrointestinal lesions, adenomas and ...

New guidelines introduce quality indicators like bowel preparation adequacy and sessile serrated lesion detection rates for colonoscopy. The adenoma detection rate (ADR) threshold increased from 30% ...

Screening for colorectal cancer is used to detect the disease at an early stage. According to the American Cancer Society, it is recommended from age 45 up to 75. After 75, it is no longer a standard ...

The following article is written Brian Fanning, product manager for ScopeGuide and colonoscopes, and Nadine Clark, product manager for GI and OR accessories, at Olympus America. Despite the routine ...