Kimura-Takemoto Classification: A Tool to Predict Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Progression to Advanced Gastric Neoplasia.

Background And Aims: Gastric cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) has been described as a key histologic step in the development of gastric adenocarcinoma. However, not all people with GIM develop malignancy.

The safety of same-day CT colonography following incomplete colonoscopy with polypectomy.

Background: Concerns about the risk of bowel perforation for same-day computed tomography colonography (CTC) following an incomplete colonoscopy with polypectomy may lead to unnecessarily postponing the CTC.

Objective: The objective of this article is to describe the complications including colon perforations associated with same-day CTC in a cohort who had polypectomies but an incomplete colonoscopy.

Design: We conducted a retrospective study.

The day of the week does not affect the adenoma detection rate.

Background: The role of operator fatigue on adenoma detection rate (ADR) is still controversial.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine if fatigue towards the end of the week affects the ADR.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of consecutive colonoscopies was done at a tertiary care teaching institution.

Comparison of adenoma detection rate in Hispanics and whites undergoing first screening colonoscopy: a retrospective chart review.

Background: Current guidelines recommend screening colonoscopy beginning at age 50 in the average-risk population. Race has been shown to influence the risk of colorectal cancer, thus leading to the recommendation of initiating screening in blacks at the age of 45. Few data exist on the prevalence of colon polyps among U.