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Regular gastroscopy and colonoscopy during the evaluation of urachal cancer: do we really need them?
PurposeUrachal cancer is similar to gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma in histology, and gastroscopy/colonoscopy is often administered during...
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Founder pathogenic variants in colorectal neoplasia susceptibility genes in Ashkenazi Jews undergoing colonoscopy
BackgroundColorectal neoplasia is one of the most common tumors affecting Western populations.
MethodsIn this study we used a custom amplicon...
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The association of cancer-preventive lifestyle with colonoscopy screening use in border Hispanic adults along the Texas-Mexico border
PurposeThe relationship between engaging in two domains of cancer-preventive behaviors, lifestyle behaviors and colonoscopy screening, is unknown in...
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Colonoscopy surveillance in Lynch syndrome is burdensome and frequently delayed
Individuals with Lynch syndrome have an increased colorectal cancer risk, hence, biennial colonoscopy surveillance is recommended. We aimed to...
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Health utility assessments in individuals undergoing diagnostic and surveillance colonoscopy: improved discrimination with a cancer-specific scale
PurposeTo compare the sensitivity and discriminant validity of generic and cancer-specific measures for assessing health-related quality of life...
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Colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer in Egypt: a nationwide cross-sectional study
BackgroundCurrent guidelines advocate for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in adults who are at risk by using direct visualization methods such as...
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Gut microbiota dynamics and fecal SCFAs after colonoscopy: accelerating microbiome stabilization by Clostridium butyricum
BackgroundColonoscopy is a classic diagnostic method with possible complications including abdominal pain and diarrhoea. In this study, gut...
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Assessing the Readability of Online Health Information for Colonoscopy — Analysis of Articles in 22 European Languages
Patients often search on the Internet information about different medical conditions and procedures. This study aimed to evaluate online health...
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Incidences of colorectal adenomas and cancers under colonoscopy surveillance suggest an accelerated “Big Bang” pathway to CRC in three of the four Lynch syndromes
BackgroundColorectal cancers (CRCs) in the Lynch syndromes have been assumed to emerge through an accelerated adenoma-carcinoma pathway. In this...
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus and post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer: clinical and molecular characteristics and survival
PurposeStudies suggest that patients with type two diabetes mellitus (T2D) may be at increased risk of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC). We...
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Establishment of a risk prediction model for bowel preparation failure prior to colonoscopy
BackgroundThis study aimed to determine the factors that contribute to the failure of bowel preparation in patients undergoing colonoscopy and to...
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Assessment of Autologous Blood marker localIzation and intraoperative coLonoscopy localIzation in laparoscopic colorecTal cancer surgery (ABILITY): a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundLaparoscopic colorectal surgery has been proved to have similar oncological outcomes with open surgery. Due to the lack of tactile...
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Remimazolam versus propofol for sedation in gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy within elderly patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
PurposePropofol has become the sedative of choice for endoscopy and colonoscopy. However, it has shown associations with various adverse effects,...
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Risk-stratified selection to colonoscopy in FIT colorectal cancer screening: development and temporal validation of a prediction model
BackgroundFaecal immunochemical tests (FITs) yield many false positives and challenge colonoscopy capacity in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening...
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Molecular pathways in post-colonoscopy versus detected colorectal cancers: results from a nested case–control study
BackgroundPost-colonoscopy colorectal cancers (PCCRCs) pose challenges in clinical practice. PCCRCs occur due to a combination of procedural and...
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Medical needs related to the endoscopic technology and colonoscopy for colorectal cancer diagnosis
BackgroundThe high incidence and mortality rate of colorectal cancer require new technologies to improve its early diagnosis. This study aims at...
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The Impact of Patient Education Level on Split-Dose Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation for CRC Prevention
IntroductionAGA guidelines emphasize split-dose bowel preparation (BP) to ensure high-quality colonoscopy for the prevention of colorectal cancer...
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Decomposing socioeconomic disparities in the use of colonoscopy among the insured elderly population before and after the Affordable Care Act
BackgroundOut-of-pocket costs may significantly dampen patients’ willingness to adopt preventive procedures. This is especially true for...
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Colonoscopy Navigation and Colorectal Cancer Screening Inequities
Black adults complete colonoscopies at lower rates than other groups despite increased colorectal cancer risk. Patient navigation represents a...