A recent study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology analyzes whether right-sided starting position in colonoscopy would result in improved patient comfort and shorter procedure time ...

A recent study published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy examines the role that changing patient position during colonoscopy can play in increasing adenoma detection rate. Here are five things to ...

Having patients lie on their left side while the right side of their colon is being examined can result in more polyps being found, thus increasing the effectiveness of colonoscopy for colorectal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A randomized controlled trial demonstrated that during colonoscope withdrawal, examining patients in the left ...

More than 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, according to estimations by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Medical professionals generally agree that getting a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a colonoscopy yesterday, something I have held off since getting my first one 15 years ago at age 46. The dreaded prep wasn’t as horrible as I remembered, so I am now less ...