Prep for colonoscopy usually involves a laxative beverage to clean you out before providers examine the bowels. Here’s what ...

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Poor bowel preparation also led to repeat colonoscopies for 18.9% of current GLP-1RA users, compared to 11.1% of controls ...

Most patients in both treatment groups had some degree of blood pressure reduction during the colonoscopy, owing to preprocedure fluid restriction aimed at avoiding anesthesia-related complications.

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Detection rate of cancer-causing growths can be up to 15 per cent higher through this method, says colorectal surgeon Pauleon ...

Background and Aim: Since the diagnostic value of ileoscopy is not well documented, it is uncertain if terminal ileum intubation should be performed routinely in patients undergoing colonoscopy.