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Colonoscopy resource availability and colonoscopy utilization in Ontario, Canada

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objective Evidence of long wait times for colonoscopy and regional variations in colonoscopy utilization have raised concerns that the availability of colonoscopy resources may be insufficient to meet current needs.
Colleen Webber, Jennifer Flemming, Richard Birtwhistle, Mark Rosenberg, Patti Groome   +4 more
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The current capacity and quality of colonoscopy in Korea [PDF]

Intestinal Research, 2019
Background/Aims Little is known for the capacity and quality of colonoscopy, and adherence to colonoscopy surveillance guidelines in Korea. This study aimed to investigate the present and potential colonoscopic capacity, colonoscopic quality, and ...
Jae Ho Choi, Jae Myung Cha, Jin Young Yoon, Min Seob Kwak, Jung Won Jeon, Hyun Phil Shin   +5 more
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Adherence to surveillance colonoscopy guidelines in patients following curative-intent colorectal cancer resection

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, 2021
Background: Current guidelines recommend that patients who have undergone curative-intent resection for colorectal cancer (CRC) should undergo colonoscopy one year following their surgery or at six months post-operatively if a pre-operative colonoscopy ...
Kyle Stephens, Bridget N. Fahy
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A survey on colonoscopy shows poor understanding of its protective value and widespread misconceptions across Europe.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Colonoscopy is a valuable screening tool for colorectal cancer. However, patients experience anxiety when faced with attending a first colonoscopy, and negative attitudes may contribute to non-attendance.
Bharat Amlani, Franco Radaelli, Pradeep Bhandari   +2 more
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A shared mucosal gut microbiota signature in primary sclerosing cholangitis before and after liver transplantation

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
In this study of the gut mucosal microbiota in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), we found consistent microbiota features associated with PSC and recurrent PSC, PSC with inflammatory bowel disease and a persistent gut dysbiosis after liver transplantation Abstract Background and Aims Several characteristic features of the fecal microbiota have been ...
Mikal Jacob Hole, Kristin Kaasen Jørgensen, Kristian Holm, Peder R. Braadland, Malin Holm Meyer‐Myklestad, Asle Wilhelm Medhus, Dag Henrik Reikvam, Alexandra Götz, Krzysztof Grzyb, Kirsten Muri Boberg, Tom Hemming Karlsen, Martin Kummen, Johannes R. Hov   +12 more
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Significance of fecal hemoglobin concentration for predicting risk of colorectal cancer after colonoscopy

JGH Open, 2020
Background and Aim As the significance of the quantitative fecal immunochemical test (FIT) in patients who previously underwent a colonoscopy is unknown, this study aimed at investigating the association between fecal hemoglobin concentration and the ...
Takuji Kawamura, Takato Inoue, Ryo Shinomiya, Hiroaki Sakai, Kana Amamiya, Naokuni Sakiyama, Atsushi Shirakawa, Yusuke Okada, Kasumi Sanada, Kojiro Nakase, Koichiro Mandai, Azumi Suzuki, Mai Kamaguchi, Atsushi Morita, Kenichi Nishioji, Kiyohito Tanaka, Koji Uno, Isao Yokota, Masao Kobayashi, Kenjiro Yasuda   +19 more
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Current practice of colonoscopy surveillance in patients with lynch syndrome: A multicenter retrospective cohort study in Japan

DEN Open, 2023
Objectives Colonoscopy surveillance reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer through the detection and endoscopic removal of adenomas. Current guidelines recommend that patients with Lynch syndrome should have colonoscopy surveillance every 1–2 years ...
Yasuyuki Miyakura, Akiko Chino, Kohji Tanakaya, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Kiwamu Akagi, Akinari Takao, Masayoshi Yamada, Hideyuki Ishida, Koji Komori, Kazuhito Sasaki, Masashi Miguchi, Keiji Hirata, Tomoya Sudo, Toshiaki Ishikawa, Tatsuro Yamaguchi, Naohiro Tomita, Yoichi Ajioka   +16 more
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Training in Endoscopy: Colonoscopy [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2017
Colonoscopy is effective in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with colorectal cancer (CRC). Interval cancers or post-colonoscopy CRCs, are cancers detected within the surveillance interval, or between 6–36 months after a clearing ...
Hyun Joo Jang
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Repeat Colonoscopy within 6 Months after Initial Outpatient Colonoscopy in Ontario: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2017
Background. The goal of this study is to examine utilization of early repeat colonoscopy ≤ 6 months after an index procedure. Methods. We identified persons having repeat colonoscopy ≤ 6 months following outpatient colonoscopy without prior colonoscopy ≤
Lawrence Paszat, Rinku Sutradhar, Nancy N. Baxter, Jill Tinmouth, Linda Rabeneck   +4 more
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Predictive factors for missed adenoma on repeat colonoscopy in patients with suboptimal bowel preparation on initial colonoscopy: A KASID multicenter study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Suboptimal bowel preparation can result in missed colorectal adenoma that can evolve into interval colorectal cancer. This study aims to identify the predictive factors associated with missed adenoma on repeat colonoscopy in patients with suboptimal ...
Ji Young Chang, Chang Mo Moon, Hyun Jung Lee, Hyo-Joon Yang, Yunho Jung, Sang Wook Kim, Sung-Ae Jung, Jeong-Sik Byeon   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source