Just saying the word colonoscopy makes some people feel uncomfortable. But consider this: Colorectal cancer is the second ...

A colonoscopy with a biopsy, where a small tissue sample is taken from your large intestine, is the only way to confirm an ulcerative colitis diagnosis.

If polyps were found during your colonoscopy, they were most likely removed. If a polyp was very large, a biopsy or sample ...

And if we see anything irregular or developing, we biopsy it or take it out completely. Feltman: And do you have to be sedated to have a colonoscopy? Nathanson: You don’t. We recommend it.

A Chicago-area mother of four who was nearing her 50th birthday recently underwent a life-saving surgery thanks to a health ...

Kudo’s team has been developing colonoscopy AI technology since 2013 ... which would allow more time for observation, and removal or biopsy. And Mori says there are other advances in the pipeline.

Experts at the University of Leeds have created a penny-sized rolling robot that can non-invasively capture ultrasound scans ...

No patient underwent colonoscopy due to immediate postoperative ... endoscopic decompression (12), tube placement (4), lesion biopsy (53), dilatations (5) and finally one patient underwent ...

A colonoscopy is a test to diagnose the problems ... a tumour — larger extra growth and a haemorrhoid (piles). Later, we take a biopsy from an ulcer or polyp. Small polyps are also removed ...

If a doctor discovers polyps, they will often remove them via a colonoscopy or laparoscopy. The doctor will then send any removed polyps to a pathologist for a biopsy to see if cancer is present.

Scientists are developing a less invasive portable device that would use blood samples to detect colorectal cancers. No one looks forward to a colonoscopy. The procedure, which is used to screen ...