Diagnostic Yield Variation with Colonoscopy among Pediatric Endoscopists

The Diagnostic Yield of Colonoscopy Stratified by Indications

INTRODUCTION Danish centers reserve longer time for screening colonoscopies and allocate the most experienced endoscopists to these cases. The objective of this study is to determine the diagnostic yield in colonoscopies for different indications to improve planning of colonoscopy activity and allocation of the highly skilled endoscopists. METHODS Nine hundred and ninety-nine randomly collect...

Diagnostic Yield of Whole Exome Sequencing in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a heritable, genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by progressive heart failure. DCM typically remains clinically silent until adulthood, yet symptomatic disease can develop in childhood. We sought to identify the genetic basis of pediatric DCM in 15 sporadic and three affected-siblings cases, comprised of 21 affected children (mean age, five years) wh...

Colonoscopy has a high diagnostic yield and low complication rate in older patients.

Splenic rupture following diagnostic colonoscopy.

Male of 67 years of age with a history of ischemic heart disease and bypass graft aorto-biliac currently being treated with clopidogrel, atenolol, isosorbide mononitrate, and statins, who underwent colonoscopy because of general syndrome and anemia. A colonoscopy was performed with sedation medication administered (midazolam 4 mg and fentanyl 0.05 mg) and without complications to report, showin...

Colonoscopy a Real Diagnostic Paragon

Diagnostic colonoscopy acquires the status of gold standard investigation for evaluation of colonic problems. Formally, colonoscopy was first initiated in June 1969 in America. Colonoscopic history can be traced back to 1958. Matsunaga from Japan was the pioneer as he used a gastrocamera which was the start of colonoscopic era. Flexible sigmoidoscopy was later introduced in 1963. Existing colon...