Diagnosing Crohn's disease can involve multiple tests, including imaging and lab tests, to identify inflammation in the digestive tract. A colonoscopy and other endoscopic examinations help healthcare ...

Researchers looked at nearly 1 million colonoscopies performed in Sweden over a 16-year span, including inpatient and outpatient procedures. Rates of bleeding and perforation were found to be lower in ...

Joe Bojanowski, 56, has had exactly one colonoscopy – and, not surprisingly, it made him grateful he hasn’t needed more. If he’d been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) much earlier than ...

Crohn’s Disease can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, but most commonly targets the terminal ileum and proximal colon. A key characteristic of Crohn’s is transmural involvement, meaning ...

A delay of up to 2 years for follow-up colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) was not associated with an increased risk of advanced adenoma, colorectal cancer (CRC), or advanced ...

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel condition often missed early. Experts explain its causes, symptoms, diagnosis ...

Justin Field, MD, assistant clinical professor in the division of gastroenterology at the University of California, San Francisco, discusses the baseline characteristics in the case: "Our patient is a ...

Ulcers in the colon are usually due to a condition like inflammatory bowel disease or an infection. But some medications or procedures can also cause colon ulcers. A colon ulcer is an open sore that ...

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory condition of the digestive tract that continues to puzzle medical professionals. What it ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Craig Caruso, a 40-year-old app developer and former Great Kills resident, went years with stomach issues because he was deemed “too young” for a colonoscopy. “I had symptoms of ...