October 1, 2010 — A novel method of distending the colon during colonoscopy — water infusion — is more comfortable than air insufflation and enhances patients' tolerance and willingness to undergo the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ashutosh Gupta, MD, of Texas Tech University, and colleagues performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to ...

According to the study, ileal intubation and withdrawal times were significantly shorter in the group instructed to drink warm water than in the other two groups. The warm water group also experienced ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – March 2, 2009 – In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month during March, GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has put out a special issue on colonoscopy for colorectal ...

A number of different trials have demonstrated that water exchange and CO2 insufflation are less painful for colonoscope insertion than air insufflation, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy ...

Researchers report the results of two randomized controlled trials of unsedated colonoscopy comparing water infusion vs. air insufflation to distend the colon. Studies showed that patient tolerance ...