Past research has shown low-volume bowel prep to be similarly safe and effective as high-volume prep, but that was in ...

Low-volume bowel preparation is noninferior in adequacy to standard-volume prep in hospitalized patients undergoing colonoscopy.

ROCHESTER, Minnesota — For many people, one of the most uncomfortable parts of a colonoscopy is the preparation for the procedure. The purpose of a colonoscopy is to examine the colon and rectum for ...

And because certain drugs and foods can affect the results ... be a good choice if you can't get time off work for the colonoscopy prep and procedure, if you fear sedation, or if you have medical ...

A new study reveals that colonoscopies and stool-based tests still outperform new blood tests when it comes to colorectal ...

2. Another "loophole" in colonoscopy reimbursements is the fact that if a colonoscopy becomes diagnostic, patients can expect to pay 15% of the Medicare-approved amount for a physicians' services. In ...

Stanford researchers found that new blood tests for colorectal cancer screening are not as effective as colonoscopies or ...

Newly available blood tests to screen for colorectal cancer sound far more appealing than a standard colonoscopy. Instead of ...

Because the drugs can also cause constipation ... Among 140 patients who underwent colonoscopy or a colonoscopy-plus-EGD, "inadequate bowel preparation" (stool retained in the bowel) was observed ...

New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many ...

Two and a half times more colon cancer deaths can be expected to occur in people taking the blood test every three years as recommended, compared to those who undergo colonoscopy once a decade, ...

Because the drugs can also cause constipation and ... More information: Find out more about standard preparation before a colonoscopy at Fight Colorectal Cancer. Jason Nasser et al, Food Retention ...