Ready for Your Colonoscopy? Prepping Is the Worst Part, but You Have Some Options
Most CRC develops from precursor polyps, the most common neoplastic finding in colonoscopy. Colonoscopy has a 3.5% false-negative rate for detecting CRC, but its significant advantage is the ability to remove premalignant lesions discovered during the screening or surveillance procedure. The ...
also found a higher odds ratio of success for colonoscopy in pediatrics [39]. However, safety considerations limit use of FMT to cases that are non-responsive to standard therapies. Though safely used in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised children successfully, rigorous donor screening, close...
Surgery may also be recommended for polyps too large to remove during colonoscopy. TAMIS (LOCAL EXCISION): With a local excision, the tumor and a small amount of the surrounding tissue are removed from the rectum. The rest of the rectum is left intact. The surgeon accesses the rectum ...