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Wire guided endoscopy with a finite element analysis of planar electrodes. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
core  

Longer Interval Between First Colonoscopy With Negative Findings for Colorectal Cancer and Repeat Colonoscopy. [PDF]

open access: yes
IMPORTANCE For individuals without a family history of colorectal cancer (CRC), colonoscopy screening every 10 years is recommended to reduce CRC incidence and mortality.
Sundquist, Kristina   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Adverse events associated with colonoscopy; an examination of online concerns

open access: yesBMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Colonoscopy as a screening and diagnostic tool is generally safe and well-tolerated, and significant complications are rare. The rate of more mild adverse effects is difficult to estimate, particularly when such effects do not result in ...
Elad Yom-Tov, Benjamin Lebwohl
doaj   +1 more source

Bowel Cleansing Protocol in Colonoscopy: Does It Affect Blood Thiamine Level?

open access: yesThe 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety of Colonoscopy

open access: yesJournal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 1995
The deterioration of three patients with ulcerative colitis shortly following colonoscopy made us question whether this was related to the colonoscopy or bowel preparation, this trial was set up to answer this question. A total of 105 patients were recruited and underwent full bowel preparation and colonoscopy.
K A, Hardman, S, Manjunath, D B, Trash
openaire   +2 more sources

Robotics in Colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Robotic Surgery, 2014
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in men and women in the United States. While there is a definite advantage regarding the use of colonoscopies in screening, there is still a lack of widespread acceptance of colonoscopy use in the general public.
Dan, Cater, Arpita, Vyas, Dinesh, Vyas
openaire   +2 more sources

Nano‐Backpack Engineered Probiotics with Reactive Oxygen Species–Responsive Tungsten Release for Synergistic Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
An integrated probiotic system is engineered to execute a programmed therapeutic cascade against inflammatory bowel disease. Upon pathological signals, the system sequentially performs ROS scavenging, tungsten release, and selective pathogen suppression, thereby breaking the oxidative stress–dysbiosis cycle to remodel gut microbiota and reinforce ...
Yang Yang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of a fecal immunochemistry test prior to colonoscopy for outpatients with various indications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Andrew Szilagyi,1 Xiaoqing Xue2 1Division of Gastroenterology, 2Division of Emergency Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University School of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Background: Stool tests can predict advanced neoplasms prior to ...
Szilagyi A   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Patients without colonoscopic follow-up after abnormal fecal immunochemical tests are often unaware of the abnormal result and report several barriers to colonoscopy

open access: yesBMC 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality indicators of colonoscopy care: a qualitative study from the perspectives of colonoscopy participants and nurses

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Quality of care in colonoscopy is closely related to colonoscopy participants and the nursing workforce in endoscopy-related settings. However, limited data are available on the evaluations and recommendations regarding quality indicators for ...
Wenwen Cai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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