Study Measures Time Span for Reporting Post-Colonoscopy Perforation and Bleeding Researchers have conducted a study to determine an appropriate time span for measuring and reporting rates of ...

A colonoscopy is a generally safe and effective preventive procedure to examine the colon for possible cancer, disease, or other growths. Complications are rare, but some people may experience chest ...

Researchers looked at nearly 1 million colonoscopies performed in Sweden over a 16-year span, including inpatient and outpatient procedures. Rates of bleeding and perforation were found to be lower in ...

As the gold standard for colon cancer, colonoscopies are often the subject of malpractice cases for gastroenterologists, according to a blog post from law firm Miller & Zois. Here are five things to ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is associated with better safety and patient-centered outcomes than surgical gastrostomy and radiologic gastrostomy, a recent study shows.

An 80-year-old man presented with progressive lower left-quadrant abdominal pain. Imaging studies identified a mass adjacent to the sigmoid colon, with features suggestive of an abscess, although no ...

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who experience colon perforation may have similar survival times to those without perforation. Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) may ...

A perforated bowel causes sudden and severe abdominal pain and requires immediate medical care. You will often need surgery ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...