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Behavioral Interventions Have a Large Impact on Colonoscopy Uptake

Behavioral Interventions Have a Large Impact on Colonoscopy Uptake

Twenty-five studies with 30 interventions were analyzed for this study on the effect of behavioral interventions on colonoscopy uptake. Of the interventions evaluated by the

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Papillary Morphology Predicts Difficult Biliary Cannulation

Papillary Morphology Predicts Difficult Biliary Cannulation

Successful and safe ERCP requires the endoscopist to cannulate the duct of interest successfully and efficiently. Although operator skill clearly influences procedure success, there is

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You Removed a Small Lesion With High-grade Dysplasia or Cancer Using a Cold Snare, Now What?

You Removed a Small Lesion With High-grade Dysplasia or Cancer Using a Cold Snare, Now What?

Cold snare polypectomy is now the resection method of choice for colorectal lesions ≤10 mm in size. The risk of resecting a cancerous lesion in

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Surveillance Colonoscopy Recommended Too Often in Older Patients With Limited Life Expectancy

Surveillance Colonoscopy Recommended Too Often in Older Patients With Limited Life Expectancy

Colonoscopists are advised to consider age, comorbidities, and colonoscopy findings before recommending surveillance. In a study of the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry, 9831 adults older

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Uncontrolled Description of X-Tack Efficacy for Colonic EMR Defects

Uncontrolled Description of X-Tack Efficacy for Colonic EMR Defects

X-Tack (Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, Texas) is a through-the-scope suturing device that can be an alternative to through-the-scope clips. No controlled trial of X-Tack versus clips

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71% of U.S. ESD Patients in Study Were Discharged Without Hospital Admission

71% of U.S. ESD Patients in Study Were Discharged Without Hospital Admission

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is frequently followed by hospital admission for multiple days in Asian countries. However, hospitalization is much more expensive in the U.S.,

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Colonoscopy Screening at Intervals Longer Than 10 Years Is Feasible

Colonoscopy Screening at Intervals Longer Than 10 Years Is Feasible

Case-control studies and cohort studies have found that colonoscopy prevents colorectal cancer (CRC) for 15 to 20 years or more. However, only a few small

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Two Doses of Linaclotide Replaced 1 Liter of Polyethylene Glycol-Electrolyte Lavage Solution in Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

Two Doses of Linaclotide Replaced 1 Liter of Polyethylene Glycol-Electrolyte Lavage Solution in Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy

In a study from China, 548 patients were randomized to receive 2 L of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the day of colonoscopy or 290 µg

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Update on Adverse Events With Colorectal Endoscopic Full-thickness Resection

Update on Adverse Events With Colorectal Endoscopic Full-thickness Resection

This study updates complication rates associated with the full-thickness resection device (FTRD) from a combined Dutch and German registry, with 1892 procedures performed between July

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Large Tandem Study Shows 9-Minute Withdrawal Time Better Than 6 Minutes

Large Tandem Study Shows 9-Minute Withdrawal Time Better Than 6 Minutes

In a randomized tandem study from China, 2 study arms compared the standard colonoscopy withdrawal time of 6 minutes versus 9 minutes. The colon was

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Treat Traditional Serrated Adenomas as Advanced Lesions

Treat Traditional Serrated Adenomas as Advanced Lesions

Traditional serrated adenomas (TSAs) are rare lesions. They are predominantly in the left side of the colon, and unlike sessile serrated lesions, they can be

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Artificial Intelligence Increased Fraction of Colonoscopy Patients Needing 3-Year Surveillance: Relative Increase of 35% and Absolute Increase of 2.9%

Artificial Intelligence Increased Fraction of Colonoscopy Patients Needing 3-Year Surveillance: Relative Increase of 35% and Absolute Increase of 2.9%

This study examined the fraction of patients undergoing colonoscopy with versus without artificial intelligence (AI) in 9 randomized controlled trials (6 parallel and 3 tandem)

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Actual Impact of COVID-19 on CRC (8.7% Reduction) and Advanced Adenoma (26.9% Reduction) Diagnoses in a U.S. Health Care System

Actual Impact of COVID-19 on CRC (8.7% Reduction) and Advanced Adenoma (26.9% Reduction) Diagnoses in a U.S. Health Care System

This study utilized the Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) health care system to evaluate the actual impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on colorectal cancer (CRC).

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Again, No Need To Adjust Adenoma Detection Rate After Inclusion of 45- To 49-Year-Olds

Again, No Need To Adjust Adenoma Detection Rate After Inclusion of 45- To 49-Year-Olds

This study looked at a large health care system’s first-time screening colonoscopies from the period October 2017 through December 2018, prior to the American Cancer

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Green Tea Does Not Prevent Recurrent Adenomas in Females, but It Might in Males

Green Tea Does Not Prevent Recurrent Adenomas in Females, but It Might in Males

Green tea contains catechins, which have anticancer properties and reduce the incidence of polyps in mouse models with a mutation in the Adenomatous polyposis coli gene.  In

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Formal Training in Endoscope Handling and Care Reduces Repair Costs

Formal Training in Endoscope Handling and Care Reduces Repair Costs

In the current study, a medical center in Thailand instituted a formal educational program focused on personal awareness of endoscope handling and manipulation, the correct

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New Data Indicate That Surgery Rates for Benign Polyps Might Be Finally Declining

New Data Indicate That Surgery Rates for Benign Polyps Might Be Finally Declining

Several recent studies have collectively reported that surgery rates for benign colorectal polyps in the U.S. have continued to increase even though surgery results in

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Practice Patterns for Stopping Surveillance in Older Patients Are Highly Variable Among Endoscopists

Practice Patterns for Stopping Surveillance in Older Patients Are Highly Variable Among Endoscopists

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer recommends individualizing the decision to stop surveillance colonoscopy in patients aged 75 years and older.  This is