Colonoscopy is very important in diagnosing polyps that are in the stage of colon or precancerous cancer and performing early treatment. As we enter an aging society, the age of patients who undergo ...

A colonoscopy is a telescopic and visual examination of the colon and rectum. It helps doctors detect abnormalities in the bowel, including signs of colorectal cancer. More than 15 million colonoscopy ...

Adrienna Jirik, MD, is a board-certified gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic, where she has been providing care since 2016. She completed advanced fellowships in hepatology/transplant and ...

Colonoscopy performed within 6 months before or after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) did not increase the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), according to a retrospective cohort study. In an ...

“The administration of probiotics (E faecium and B subtilis) can potentially recalibrate the gut microbiota after colonoscopy, and this may encourage the enrichment of beneficial strains such as ...