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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Colonoscopy prevented an estimated 50 CRC cases and 15 deaths per 100,000 person-years compared with usual care.

A physician assistant with no symptoms and a clear colonoscopy was three years from her next screening. A blood test found ...

Kristen Miller reviews her colonoscopy results with Dr. Stephen Hanauer, gastroenterology chief at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Colonoscopy is more effective than less-invasive ...

Dear Dr. Roach: This past weekend, during my son’s wedding festivities, I experienced a sigmoid volvulus. Doctors recommended surgery, but I opted for a colonoscopy, which was performed successfully.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS – Flexible sigmoidoscopy with distal colon biopsies was an acceptable initial diagnostic test among ...

PC, a rare condition, is a form of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis that generally presents late in middle age. It is characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts within the wall of ...