Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy trainees, published in the Dec. 2010 issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, according to ...
A study by Robert E. Sedlack, MD, and colleagues suggests that gastroenterologists need more practice on colonoscopies than professional societies currently recommend, according to a Mayo Clinic news ...
Researchers from Korea have found that technically efficient screening and diagnostic colonoscopy generally requires experience with 150 cases or more. The study appears in the April issue of ...
ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A colonoscopy is an invaluable procedure for detecting problems in the colon and rectum. Doctors can often diagnose gastrointestinal issues and even catch the ...
The accuracy of computed tomographic colonography ("virtual colonoscopy") for the detection of colorectal cancer is lower than that for conventional colonoscopy, suggesting that use of "virtual" ...
There’s an effort by M Health Fairview and the University of Minnesota to increase access to colorectal cancer screening. It is recommended that people start having colonoscopies at 45 years old. “We ...