Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients hospitalized for acute severe ulcerative colitis who show endoscopic improvement after undergoing a ...

Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) is a medical technique that allows for the visualization of the lining of the gut, specifically the rectum and a part of the colon (up to approximately 60 cm). It is ...

According to a large, long-term study, 40% of all colorectal cancers might be prevented if people underwent regular colonoscopy screening. The new research also supports existing guidelines that ...

One-time screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality by about 25% over two decades, according to long-term follow-up of a randomized U.K. study. Among ...

Sigmoidoscopy alone for colon cancer screening in elderly patients may miss up to half of colon polyps, according to The Oncology Report. A recent study of flexible sigmoidoscopy procedures in more ...

A recent study demonstrates that concurrent flexible sigmoidoscopy in conjunction with CT colonography (CTC) does not improve the diagnostic yield for left-sided colorectal neoplasia compared with CTC ...

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...

Boston, MA -- According to a large, long-term study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), 40% of all colorectal cancers might be prevented if people underwent regular colonoscopy screening. The ...