In a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, researchers assessed the patient recovery-time burden of the water method with the option of on-demand sedation during colonoscopies. Researchers ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband, who is 71, has been having some short-term memory problems over the past two years. We recently saw his primary doctor, who asked him some questions and had him do a few ...

Some colonoscopy patients insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will only be eligible for moderate sedation. Gastroenterologist Dr. Seth Kaufer talks with people inside a giant inflatable ...

(BPT) - Colon cancer is common and it's preventable. Early detection saves lives. Have you been putting your colonoscopy off? Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the ...

The scale rates three sections of the colon, right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14) is obtained by ...

Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...