An article published in Gastroenterology points to the growing data associating serrated polyps and their size, number and histologic features to colorectal cancer and suggests revisions to polyp ...

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 ...

A total of 427 subjects were prospectively enrolled by 3 endoscopists in this randomized controlled trial between September 2009 and October 2010. Seven subjects were excluded (five due to failed ...

Trainee involvement during colonoscopy offered mixed results when it came to exam quality and polyp detection, according to a population-based cohort study from Canada. Having a gastroenterology or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sessile serrated polyp detection rate was the only quality metric reduced when trainees participated in ...

Researchers show that genetic analysis of colorectal polyps can uncover cancer predisposition missed by blood-based testing.

Registry data show a lower incidence of postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) among endoscopists with higher sessile serrated lesion detection rates (SSLDR), validating the SSLDR as a clinically ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implementing computer-aided detection for colonoscopy had “no impact” on the rate of detection for serrated ...

Another type of polyp known as serrated polyps, may precede up to 15% of colorectal cancer. Serrated polyps may occur in up to 20% of all adults over 50 years of age, however, when it comes to ...

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps — a type of precancerous lesion that ...

Wednesday, April 17, 2019, CLEVELAND: Previous research has suggested that specific factors about the doctor performing colonoscopy - for example, a gastroenterologist versus a surgeon, female versus ...

In a study published in Gastroenterology, researchers sought to determine the association between the presence of serrated colorectal polyps and colorectal neoplasia, based on evidence that serrated ...