A prospective analysis of 500 consecutive patients undergoing colonoscopy at the endoscopy unit of Hospital UKM under the care of the surgical unit was analysed. All colonoscopies were supervised by one of two consultant surgeons. The bowel preparation was graded from grade 1 to 4 according to established criteria. All patients had 3 litres of colonic lavage solution as bowel preparation. One h...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate exfoliated cancer cells (ECCs) on linear stapler cartridges used for anastomotic sites in colon cancer. METHODS We prospectively analyzed ECCs on linear stapler cartridges used for anastomosis in 100 colon cancer patients who underwent colectomy. Having completed the functional end-to-end anastomosis, the linear stapler cartridges were irrig...

Virtual colonoscopy provides a safe, minimal-invasive approach to detect colonic polyps using medical imaging and computer graphics technologies. Residual stool and fluid are problematic for optimal viewing of the colonic mucosa. Electronic cleansing techniques combining bowel preparation, oral contrast agents, and image segmentation were developed to extract the colon lumen from computed tomog...

BACKGROUND & AIMS There are different regimens of preparing the colon for colonoscopy, including polyethylene glycol (PEG), sodium phosphate, picosulfate, or oral sulfate solutions. We performed a meta-analysis to determine the efficacy of split-dose vs other colon preparation regimens, the optimal products for use, and the most effective preparation volumes. METHODS We performed systematic s...

Polyethylene glycol solutions, used for bowel preparation before colonoscopy, in theory pass through the colon without any absorption of water. However, several investigators have reported that these solutions do increase plasma volume. This review compares polyethylene and sodium phosphate bowel preparations and their effects on patients with heart failure, and also offers recommendations for ...

In the United States, oral mechanical bowel preparation (OMBP), defined as the use of an oral preparation given prior to surgery to clear fecal material from the bowel lumen, is often prescribed preoperatively for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.1 OMBP is sometimes used as a precaution in anticipation of possible iatrogenic bowel injury during abdominal and pelvic surgeries that...

Iatrogenic perforation of the colon during elective colonoscopy is a serious complication. Surgical treatment remains the standard of care. We report a patient with a large colonic perforation that occurred during a screening colonoscopy, successfully repaired with laparoscopic methods. Although the safety and efficacy of this approach is not entirely established, laparoscopy can be used to tre...

Virtual colonoscopy provides a safe, non-invasive approach to screening colonic polyps using medical imaging and computer graphics technologies, where computer aided or automated detection plays an important role. For model-based detection using geometrical features, the entire colonic lumen must be delineated first. A critical step to obtain a cleansed colonic lumen relies on bowel preparation...

The aim of the study: to analyze results surgical treatment and pathomorphological examination preparations patients who were urgently operated on for complicated forms colon cancer, assess their influence correct staging tumor process in postoperative period. Materials methods. An analysis data from studies 71 (100 %) underwent at department cancer was carried out. Results. Colon adenocarcinom...

background: colorectal cancer is a common and lethal disease with various distribution of incidence in different part of the world and it is known as the third most common cause of cancer death in the world. since several studies in the world represented different survival rates for colorectal cancer in this study we aimed to determine the survival of a group of iranian patients and some relate...