UNLABELLED Our objective was to investigate the use of bowel preparation before (18)F-FDG PET/CT to reduce intestinal (18)F-FDG uptake. METHODS Sixty-five patients with abdominal neoplasias were assigned either to a bowel-preparation group (n = 26) or to a native group (n = 39). (18)F-FDG activity was measured in the small intestine and the colon. RESULTS In the 26 patients with bowel prepa...

BACKGROUND Adequate bowel preparation is one of the most important quality factors of colonoscopy. Our goal was to analyse the impact of personalised patient education on bowel cleansing preparation for colonoscopy. METHODS We performed a single-blinded, single-centre, prospective randomised trial, where patients were either allocated to a control group, where they received some predefined or...

BACKGROUND Preoperative bowel preparation is still routinely used prior to colorectal surgery. This concept is based on traditional and personal empiricism and usually not evidence based. The objective of the present review was to reassess this dogma against the background of the highest level of evidence published thus far. METHODS The Medline database was searched using the search terms 'pr...

BACKGROUND The ideal bowel cleansing regimen for colonoscopy has yet to be determined. OBJECTIVE To compare the cleansing efficacy, and patient tolerability and safety of four bowel preparation regimens. METHODS A total of 834 patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy were randomly assigned to one of four regimens: 4 L polyethylene glycol (PEG); 2 L PEG + 20 mg bisacodyl; 90 mL of sodium p...

DKR Thus far, I am aware of 12 trials that have directly compared split dosing with evening-before dosing for bowel preparation, and all but 1 of these trials found that split dosing was superior with regard to efficacy. None of the trials found evening-before dosing to be superior. In these studies, the benefits of split dosing were particularly evident in the ascending, or right, colon. The m...

Bowel preparation methods for total colonoscopy in children generally involve whole gut irrigation with electrolyte lavage solutions, which in most children will require hospitalisation for nasogastric tube administration. The aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of oral bisacodyl combined with a single phosphate enema as a bowel preparation regimen in children. In an open prospective...

Purpose. Bowel preparation for surveillance endoscopy following surgery can be impaired by suboptimal bowel function. Our study compares two groups of patients in order to evaluate the influence of colorectal resection on bowel preparation. Methods. From April 2010 to December 2011, 351 patients were enrolled in our retrospective study and divided into two homogeneous arms: resection group (RG)...

BACKGROUND A complete cleansing of the bowel is a critical factor that impacts the diagnostic accuracy of colonoscopies. However, the common bowel preparation regimen of two 45 mL doses of sodium phosphate (2×NaP) often leads to uncomfortable symptoms and subsequently lower patient adherence. To improve patient adherence and satisfaction, we proposed a modified regimen composed of two sennoside...

Adequate bowel preparation is the key of a successful colonoscopy. The aim of the study was to analyze sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in our population of patients referred for colonoscopy. Bowel cleanness was evaluated using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) where values 7 were considered a criterion of successful bowel preparation. The study involved 286 subjects (61.5%...