But a colonoscopy—in which your doctor uses a special camera to look inside your colon and rectum in search of abnormal ...

Olympus’s RDI™ technology and EndoClot ® PHS may give both physicians and patients peace of mind during and after endoscopic procedures. If an emergency bleed occurs in the ASC setting, physicians can ...

However, this is literally the case with a Japanese researcher, Dr Akira Horiuchi, who won the Medical Education Prize for devising a "self-colonoscopy" technique using a small endoscope Akira ...

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How often should patients undergo screening colonoscopy if their initial exams revealed no polyps or only small distal hyperplastic polyps? Current guidelines recommend a 10-year interval ...

For now, however, patients should stick with more proven techniques, researchers said ... patients do them every three years ...

Discover the pros and cons of Shield, the FDA-approved cell-free DNA blood test for cancer detection shows false-positive ...

Endoscopy generally refers to the examination of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including the esophagus, stomach, and the beginning of the small intestine. It is performed using an endoscope ...