Although there are rules for when to stop colorectal cancer screening, there are no rules about when to stop surveillance colonoscopy in patients with precancerous

In a study from Japan, T1 colorectal cancers and adenomas were classified as “depressed,” “flat,” or “protruded” subtypes. Depressed lesions constituted only 1.2% of all

Recommendations from GI societies to screen African Americans for colorectal cancer (CRC) starting at age 45 were based largely on age-related incidence and mortality data

Granular laterally spreading tumors (G-LST) in the colorectum are more common than nongranular lesions, less likely to have cancer, and in general, easier to remove

Previous studies have shown that the adenoma detection rate (ADR) is sometimes lower in colonoscopies performed in the afternoon versus the morning, though the results

Intramucosal cancer (IMC) refers to dysplasia in the lamina propria of the mucosa with or without invasion of the muscularis mucosa. Such lesions are usually

The EndoRotor nonthermal powered endoscopic debridement (PED) instrument (Interscope, Inc., Whitinsville, Mass) is a new tissue resection device that can be passed through endoscopes. There

The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) has issued its first update of postpolypectomy surveillance recommendations since 2013. Key recommendations include the following: Patients with

There remain occasional advocates of dedicated time during colonoscope insertion to look for polyps as a way of increasing detection. In this analysis of 7

Invasive amebiasis in the colon, with ulcerations in the right colon.

Endoskopische Mukosaresektion eines Rektumadenoms ECN 2018

Basic (BLI Adenoma Serrated International Classification) Classification for colorectal polyp characterization with blue light imaging

The Paris classification for superficial / early tumors should be part of a standard terminology for endoscopic assessment. This classification applies to the entire gastrointestinal

The NICE (NBI International Colorectal Endoscopic) Classification is based on narrow-band images of colon polyps. The classification uses staining, vascular patterns, and surface patterns to

The new generation of the Fujifilm electronic endoscopy system allows virtual chromoendoscopy alongside zoom endoscopy. Blue laser imaging (BLI), like narrow-band imaging (NBI), allows further

A patient who had undergone polypectomy of a flat polyp in the ascending colon presented again with peranal hemorrhage. The polypectomy site can be seen