Search results for "Colonoscopy"
Patients may not always want to stop low-value colorectal cancer screening
Veterans at one health system were asked to rate the reasonableness of using age and risk calculators in decisions about screening cessation.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/28/1.htm
28 Dec 2018
MKSAP quiz: Timing of surveillance colonoscopy
This month's quiz asks readers to determine when surveillance colonoscopy should take place in a 63-year-old woman who had right hemicolectomy for colon cancer one year prior.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/25/3.htm
25 Jan 2019
Spotlight on fecal microbiota transplantation
Two recent studies focused on fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, while a third examined the utility of anaerobic preparations in patients with mild to moderately active ulcerative colitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/25/5.htm
25 Jan 2019
Spotlight on colorectal cancer survival
One study found that colorectal cancer diagnosed six to 60 months after colonoscopy leads to a shorter life expectancy, while two others found increased risks of mental illness and chronic opioid use among colorectal cancer survivors.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/5.htm
22 Mar 2019
Mucosal healing an emerging goal of ulcerative colitis treatment, guideline states
The updated guideline from the American College of Gastroenterology offers recommendations on drug treatment and cancer screening, among other topics.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/8.htm
22 Mar 2019
Annual FIT has moderate to high sensitivity and specificity for screening asymptomatic adults
Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) are noninvasive, easy to prepare, and inexpensive and are as effective as colonoscopy when used in a consistent fashion to screen for colorectal cancer, an editorial stated.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/9.htm
22 Mar 2019
Statins associated with lower risk for postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer
The primary outcome of the retrospective cohort study was postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer within three years, defined as colorectal cancer diagnosed within six and 36 months after negative findings on index colonoscopy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/22/3.htm
22 Mar 2019
Lowering colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45 years appears cost-effective
Initiating screening at age 45 years would require an additional 10 million colonoscopies, which could potentially provide greater benefit if used instead to increase screening rates in older patients, authors of the modeling study said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/26/1.htm
26 Apr 2019
MKSAP quiz: Management of Lynch syndrome
This month's quiz asks readers to determine the next step in management for a 30-year-old woman with Lynch syndrome, based on her family history and the identification of a genetic mutation.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/28/4.htm
28 Jun 2019
In CVD, continuing vs interrupting clopidogrel before colonoscopy did not differ for delayed postpolypectomy bleeding
The results of this randomized trial do not support current guidelines, which recommend withholding antiplatelet drugs to reduce risk for postpolypectomy bleeding, an ACP Journal Club commentary said.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/26/9.htm
26 Jul 2019