If no polyps or cancers are found, the average patient can wait 10 years before having another colonoscopy. Fecal tests can be done at home. Patients collect a stool sample and mail it to or drop ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Bowel preparations for colonoscopy vary with respect to their efficacy, tolerability and safety. Selecting the most ...

Some patients pay out of pocket for colonoscopy prep, according to a recent study, and many leaders are concerned about how that could affect screening volumes. Gastroenterologist Eric Shah, MD, at ...

As major gastroenterology organizations have recently made changes to guidelines regarding the quality indicators surrounding colonoscopy, gastroenterologists are reconsidering how they can keep up ...