Ready for Your Colonoscopy? Prepping Is the Worst Part, but You Have Some Options
In severe cases, imaging findings concerning for ileus, toxic megacolon, intestinal perforation or colonoscopy findings of pseudomembranous colitis in the setting of positive C. difficile testing can make the diagnosis. A recurrent CDI episode is defined as being 2–8 weeks from a prior episode, ...
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 ...
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 ...