This is a video of a colonoscopy with a very bad colon preparation. This patient did not follow the prep directions, ate before the procedure, and did not drink the bowel prep as prescribed. As [More]
Prepare for your colonoscopy with these simple tips from Dr. Lynn Butterly, Director of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in [More]
In Full: CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric guided The Early Show anchor Harry Smith through a colonoscopy on live TV. Couric is an advocate of colorectal cancer prevention.
ACG Trustee Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACG, Director, Division of Gastroenterology New York University Langone Medical Center (former Director of The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health), narrates a tour of a patient’s colon during [More]
The exact etiology of ulcerative colitis is unknown, but the disease appears to be multifactorial and polygenic. Proposed causes include environmental factors, immune dysfunction, and a likely genetic predisposition. Some have suggested that children of [More]
ACG Trustee Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACG, Director, Division of Gastroenterology New York University Langone Medical Center (former Director of The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health), narrates a tour of a patient’s colon during [More]
ACG Trustee Mark B. Pochapin, MD, FACG, Director, Division of Gastroenterology New York University Langone Medical Center (former Director of The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health), narrates a tour of a patient’s healthy colon [More]