Water-Aided Colonoscopy
The successful intubation of the cecum during screening or surveillance colonoscopy is vital to ensure complete mucosal inspection of the colon on withdrawal. Even when performed by an experienced endoscopist,…
Techniques and Technologies to Maximize Mucosal Exposure
Performing high-quality colonoscopy is one of the important goals of gastroenterology practices and requires achieving a high level of bowel cleansing, performing good and safe polypectomy, and detecting all polyps…
Advances in Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy
Precolonoscopy bowel preparation is adequate to identify lesions larger than 5 mm about 70% to 75% of the time, but the opportunity for further improvement exists. The use of high-quality formulations…
Colorectal Neoplasia Pathways
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease and each CRC possesses a unique molecular tumor profile. The main pathways of oncogenesis are the chromosomal instability, microsatellite instability and serrated neoplasia…
Advances in Colonoscopy
Charles J. Kahi, MD, MSc, Editor Related posts: Water-Aided Colonoscopy Electronic Imaging to Enhance Lesion Detection at Colonoscopy Chromocolonoscopy Colonic Strictures Management of Polypectomy Complications Colonoscopy Quality Assessment
Modern Colonoscopy Continues to Evolve and Improve
Charles J. Lightdale, MD, Consulting Editor This is not your father’s colonoscopy. A generation ago, it seemed that colonoscopy had probably peaked and couldn’t get much better. Colonoscopy became the…
