Endoscopy and colonoscopy are both minimally invasive procedures using similar tools. However, they have different purposes. Doctors use endoscopy in several tests throughout the body, but they ...

Cancer detection was slower to rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic compared with endoscopic activity, specifically in gastric cancers such as colorectal cancer. Gastrointestinal diseases, including ...

Precancerous colorectal lesions occurring in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are now described as either polypoid, nonpolypoid, or invisible. Patients diagnosed with colonic IBD should ...

John Gleason is administrator and Gail Wells, RN, is director of outpatient clinical operations at the Berks Center for Digestive Health in Wyomissing, Pa., a partner with Physicians Endoscopy since ...

A colonoscopy is a telescopic and visual examination of the colon and rectum. It helps doctors detect abnormalities in the bowel, including signs of colorectal cancer. More than 15 million colonoscopy ...

If there is one medical procedure that tends to make people uneasy, it is colonoscopy. For many individuals, the anxiety starts long before the appointment itself. The good news is that colonoscopies ...

A recent study published in JAMA Surgery demonstrated the cost savings an enhanced recovery program can produce in colon cancer surgery, according to a Pain Medicine News report. The study examined ...

The use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a higher risk for retained gastric contents in upper endoscopy but not when the procedure is combined with ...

The evolution of gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy has transformed CRC diagnostics since its early 20th-century origins. Initial rigid endoscopes provided limited visualization, were highly ...