Dr Sood shares why colonoscopy prep can be an uncomfortable experience, but is absolutely necessary for the procedure to have ...

All patients received intravenous antibiotics prior to surgery. Patients with prior infection, anesthesia class V poor-risk patients, patients requiring emergency surgery, and patients with missing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mechanical bowel preparation and oral antibiotics resulted in fewer overall postoperative complications vs.

Kevin Cunningham's grandfather died at age 43 from colorectal cancer. Cunningham's mother was just 3. Because of this family history, Cunningham, now 40, had his first colonoscopy at 30. His ...

The MSTFCRC offers evidence-based recommendations and key concepts on topics including patient education and navigation, dietary restrictions, choice of preparation agent, the timing and volume of ...

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer has released updated guidelines for improved bowel preparations before colonoscopies, published by the American Journal of Managed Care March 4. ...

Simple education on bowel preparation for screening colonoscopy is not enough to change the quality of preparation, according to a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. According to the study ...

Most people with colon cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If colon cancer has spread beyond your colon, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat cancer ...

Recurrent and re-operative colon surgery is a procedure that is performed when cancer in the colon has returned after initial treatment or when a previous colorectal surgery was unsuccessful. This ...

New data indicate that nonoperative surveillance after removing a malignant colorectal polyp can achieve high rates of rectal ...