Colonoscopy

Use of an automatic quality control system during routine colonoscopy increased adenoma detection rate among low- and medium-level detectors in China, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer has released updated guidance establishing a “reasonable benchmark” for the quality of bowel preparation prior to a colonoscopy exam.

Individuals with negative colonoscopy screening results had lower long-term risk for colorectal cancer and related mortality, with researchers suggesting the recommended 10-year rescreening interval may be extended for this population.

Improvement in adenoma detection rate among physicians with a baseline rate of less than 26% was significantly associated with decreased patient risk for colorectal cancer, according to results of an observational study conducted in Poland.

Although most older adults supported guidelines to discontinue colon cancer screening after age 75 years, a “sizable minority” did not, regardless of estimated life expectancy, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Colonoscopy assisted by AI helped increase precancerous growth detection and will likely be implemented into future screening procedures, according to an expert.

A centralized colorectal cancer screening intervention boosted fecal immunochemical test completion, as well as follow-up colonoscopy, among average-risk individuals served by federally qualified health centers, according to research.

PHILADELPHIA— AI-assisted-colonoscopy significantly increased the number of colonoscopy procedures in which only benign lesions were removed without additional adenomatous polyps, according to data at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA—An AI-assisted endoscopy module minorly improved adenoma detection during colonoscopy, but “had no impact” on serrated polyp detection in patients with positive stool tests, a presenter said at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Disease-free survival at 3 years was significantly higher among patients with screen-detected colorectal cancer vs. those with clinically detected CRC, according to a study conducted in the Netherlands.