Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Closing mucosal defects following the removal of large colorectal polyps using an endoscopic clip ...

Researchers have developed a gel that can be injected into the tissue lining the colon, forming a 'cushion' that makes it easier to remove precancerous polyps during a colonoscopy. More than 15 ...

Doctors at Advent Health in Orlando are using the newly Food and Drug Administration-approved Senhance system for minimally invasive abdominal surgery. Unlike other robotic systems, Senhance provides ...

Full thickness endoscopic bowel excision uses a full thickness resection device. This comprises a modified snare to remove the polyp and deeper layers of the bowel wall, and a clasp device that closes ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The surgical removal of small colon polyps found during computed tomography imaging of the colon, or CT colonography, is costly and unnecessary, according to a new study.

(HealthDay News) — Laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopy with polypectomy (LACP) may be an effective alternative to laparoscopic hemicolectomy (LHC) for difficult-to-remove polyps in the right colon, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Prophylactic placement of hemoclips following the removal of large colon polyps did not decrease 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 ...