Robert Metzler, an Air Force veteran, filed a lawsuit against the VA system, alleging dirty colonoscopy equipment caused him to contract hepatitis C in 2007. A monetary settlement will be reached at a ...

Nobody enjoys colonoscopy prep, but the process, which includes several days of unusual dietary restrictions, can be especially tricky for people with diabetes. When you’re preparing for your ...

If polyps are found, the colonoscopy may take up to 45 minutes. The polyps will be removed during the procedure and sent to a lab for a biopsy; the results may be back in as little as a day.

This is bad news because colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. A colonoscopy—a procedure doctors use as a tool to diagnose and screen conditions ...

The day before your colonoscopy. When you wake up the day before your procedure, you’ll start a strict clear liquid diet (which can also include certain foods).

Colonoscopy Risks Like any medical procedure, colonoscopies come with risks. The potential benefits for most healthy adults, such as detecting cancer, outweigh the risks.

A combined colonoscopy and endoscopy lets a doctor examine your upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, all in one procedure. Doctors use a combined colonoscopy and endoscopy to help diagnose the ...

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...

If a person’s colonoscopy prep is not working, it may be taking longer to have any effect than usual. Continuing to drink water, stick to a clear liquid diet, and avoiding things that may cause ...

A new European study on colonoscopies – the largest of its kind – has complicated results, and it’s left some people wondering whether they should have the procedure to screen for colon cancer.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a colonoscopy yesterday, something I have held off since getting my first one 15 years ago at age 46. The dreaded prep wasn’t as horrible as I remembered, so I am now less ...

There is, however, a highly specialized endoscopic procedure called an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, or ERCP, that “tends to irritate the pancreas,” Dr. Visrodia said.