BACKGROUND Currently, there is no standardized protocol for bowel preparation before small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE). This study aimed to investigate the effect of simethicone combined with polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the visualization quality (VQ) of the SBCE in patients with or without known or suspected Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS This observational, prospective, single-center stud...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Adequate bowel preparation is important for safe and effective colonoscopy. Quality indicators (QI) for colonoscopy include achieving at least 95% completion rate and an adenoma detection rate (ADR) of at least 25% in average-risk men and 15% in average-risk women aged over 50. Our aim was to investigate the impact of bowel preparation on ADR and colonoscopy completion rates....

BACKGROUND At the beginning of 2004, a large Dutch randomized study comparing mechanical bowel preparation with a single preoperative enema reported no differences in anastomotic leakage rates, septic complications, or mortality. On the basis of this study, this institution abandoned the routine practice of bowel preparation with polyethylene glycol and introduced a single preoperative enema. ...

Objectives: To clarify whether bowel preparation use or its individual components [mechanical bowel preparation (MBP)/oral antibiotics] impact specific outcomes after colorectal surgery. Methods: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program–targeted colectomy data initiated in 2012 capture information on the use/type of bowel preparation and colorectal-specific complications. For patients unde...

INTRODUCTION Transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) guided prostate needle biopsy has been performed to diagnose and stage prostate cancer for many years. There are many different bowel preparation protocols to diminish the infectious complications, but there is no standardized consensus among urologists. Therefore, we aimed to assess two different bowel preparation methods on the rate of infectiou...

PURPOSE To investigate which colonoscopy (CS) cases should be presided over by endoscopists in training, using factors including obesity and metabolic syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS Items investigated were sex, age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, history of abdominal surgery (excluding colectomy), colon diverticulosis, prescription of antit...

BACKGROUND Quality of bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy is essential. Studies have shown a reduced volume of polyethylene glycol (PEG) with bisacodyl may improve visualization and tolerability, but results have varied. Therefore, a meta-analysis was performed to analyze the efficacy of a low-volume PEG bowel preparation with bisacodyl for bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy. METHODS M...

BACKGROUND Ideal bowel preparation regimen for a suitable colonoscopy should be safe, and well tolerated, and should rapidly clear gastrointestinal tract. Soluble polyethylene glycol (PEG) is the most common cleansing drug and Senna or C-Lax (Cassia angustifolia Vahl) is an alternative herbal one. This study was designed to compare the efficacy of PEG and C-lax in bowel preparation. METHODS In ...