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Ther Adv Gastrointest Endosc
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Background: Colonoscopic polypectomy significantly reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer, but it carries potential risks, with colonic perforation being the most common and associated with significant morbidity.
Objectives: This study evaluated the clinical outcomes and risk factors of microperforation during colonoscopic polypectomy.
Design: A retrospective cohort study.
J Clin Med
December 2024
Seoul Medical Clinic, Seoul 02037, Republic of Korea.
: Timely detection and removal of colonic adenomas are critical for preventing colorectal cancer. : This study analyzed differences in colonic adenoma characteristics based on colonoscopy history by reviewing the medical records of 14,029 patients who underwent colonoscopy between January and June 2020 across 40 primary medical institutions in Korea. : Adenoma and advanced neoplasia characteristics varied significantly with colonoscopy history ( < 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNutrients
December 2024
Lipids and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Reina Sofia University Hospital, 14004 Cordoba, Spain.
Background/objectives: Gut microbiota interacts with nutrients, which may be relevant to assigning a microbial signature to colorectal cancer (CRC). We aim to evaluate the potential of gut microbiota combined with dietary habits in the early detection of pathological findings related to CRC in the course of a screening program.
Methodology: The colonoscopy performed on 152 subjects positive for fecal occult blood test showed that 6 subjects had adenocarcinoma, 123 had polyps, and 23 subjects had no pathological findings.
Accurate size measurement of colorectal polyps is critical for clinical decision making and patient management. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the current techniques used for colonic polyp measurement to improve the reliability of size estimations in routine practice.A comprehensive literature search was conducted across PubMed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE to identify studies relevant to size measurement techniques published between 1980 and March 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Family Med Prim Care
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Datta Meghe Medical College, DMIHER University, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Peutz-Jeghar syndrome (PJS) is an inherited condition that puts people at an increased risk for developing hamarotmatous polyps in the digestive tract as well as cancers of the breast, colon, rectum, pancreas, stomach, testicles, ovaries, lung and cervix. With typical presentation, majority cases of PJS can be diagnosed in childhood. PJS is inherited by mutation in the STK II gene, also known as LKB1 gene.
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