Background and Aim: The technical performance of colonoscopy performed in deeply sedated patients differs from that performed without sedation or under minimal to moderate sedation. The aim of this ...

The colon is part of the digestive system. It helps the body absorb water and nutrients from food before excreting the waste. It is made up of muscle and located just below the stomach. People ...

A theory that colonoscopies go better when patients are positioned on their right side rather than the left failed to win support in a randomized trial conducted in eastern Canada. Against the ...

CLINICAL findings and laboratory tests frequently fail to indicate accurately the pathologic status of the gall bladder in acute cholecystitis. Gangrene with incipient or actual perforation may exist ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012;27(1):76-80. In agreement with previous studies, the present results showed that constipation was a predictor of lower cecal intubation rates. Church reported a ...