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Acceptance and Preference of Computed Tomographic Colonography and Colonoscopy: Results of a Nationwide Multicenter Comparative Questionnaire Survey in Japan

Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
Objectives: To investigate patient acceptance and preference for computed tomographic colonography (CTC) over colonoscopy. Methods: Participants were recruited from a nationwide multicenter trial in Japan to assess the accuracy of CTC detection.
Takashi Kato, Kiyotaka Sasaki, Koichi Nagata, Michiaki Hirayama, Shungo Endo, Shoichi Horita   +5 more
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The role of colonoscopy in the management of intestinal obstruction: a 20-year retrospective study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2010
Purpose The aim of the study was to assess the use colonoscopy over time in the assessment of large bowel obstruction in a tertiary university hospital.
Christodoulou Dimitrios K, Ignatiadou Eleftheria, Tatsioni Athina, Maliouki Mariana, Katsanos Konstantinos H, Fatouros Michael, Tsianos Epameinondas V   +6 more
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Bowel Cleansing Protocol in Colonoscopy: Does It Affect Blood Thiamine Level?

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy, 2020
Background: The burden of vitamin B1 or thiamine deficiency in patients undergoing digestive surgery is quite enormous. In the field of gastroenterology, pre-colonoscopy preparation might affect thiamine level.
Rabbinu Rangga Pribadi, Virly Nanda Muzellina, Marcellus Simadibrata   +2 more
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Follow-up colonoscopy after an abnormal stool-based colorectal cancer screening result: analysis of steps in the colonoscopy completion process

BMC Gastroenterology, 2021
Background Delays in receiving follow-up colonoscopy after an abnormal fecal immunochemical test (FIT) result are associated with increased colorectal cancer incidence and mortality.
Gloria D. Coronado, Alexandra Kihn-Stang, Matthew T. Slaughter, Amanda F. Petrik, Jamie H. Thompson, Jennifer S. Rivelli, Ricardo Jimenez, Jeffrey Gibbs, Neha Yadav, Rajasekhara R. Mummadi   +9 more
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The Cost-Effectiveness of AI-Assisted Colonoscopy as a Primary or Secondary Screening Test in a Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: Markov Modeling–Based Cost Effectiveness Analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and poses a heavy burden on health care systems.
Martin CS Wong, Junjie Huang, Thomas YT Lam, Louis HS Lau, Philip WY Chiu   +4 more
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Strategies to improve screening colonoscopy quality for the prevention of colorectal cancer [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
The incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) have decreased through regular screening colonoscopy, surveillance, and endoscopic treatment. However, CRC can still be diagnosed after negative colonoscopy.
Joo Hye Song, Eun Ran Kim
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Patients without colonoscopic follow-up after abnormal fecal immunochemical tests are often unaware of the abnormal result and report several barriers to colonoscopy

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is the second most commonly used colorectal cancer (CRC) screening modality in the United States; yet, follow-up of abnormal FIT results with diagnostic colonoscopy is underutilized.
Vivy T. Cusumano, Edgar Corona, Diana Partida, Liu Yang, Christine Yu, Folasade P. May   +5 more
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Use of CT Colonography in the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To examine use of CT colonography (CTC) in the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) and investigate detection rates. Design: Retrospective analysis of routinely coded BCSP data.
Bassett, P, Halligan, S, Nickerson, C, Goddard, AF, Plumb, AA, Patnick, J, Burling, D, Taylor, SA   +7 more
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Hemoperitoneum as a Consequence of Colonoscopy

, 2016
Hemoperitoneum without evidence of organ damage is a rare complication of colonoscopy. It is most frequently seen in association with splenic rupture due to traction on the splenocolic ligament.
Khosla, Manraj
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Wire guided endoscopy with a finite element analysis of planar electrodes. [PDF]

, 2005
As an alternative to conventional colonoscopy, which is time-consuming, requires considerable operator skill, and is often painful and hazardous to the patient, this thesis proposes a new method of examining the colon.
Long, Gary Lee, Long, G.
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