Of the 1765 patients with no polyps in the portion of the colon that was distal to the splenic flexure, 48 (2.7 percent) had advanced proximal neoplasms.

A study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy suggests dynamic patient position changes during the withdrawal period of a colonoscopy can significantly increase the detection of polyps and adenomas.

It starts after the splenic flexure, or bend, and ends as it joins the sigmoid colon. ... Colorectal cancers commonly start as growths, or polyps, on the colon’s inner lining.

The procedure involves inserting a colonoscope into the anus and moving through the colon, past the splenic flexure, to visualize the lumen of the rectum and the colon. According to Ms. SanGiovanni, ...

Potentially dangerous polyps can be easy to miss if they lie flat against the wall of the colon. Check out more from Morning Rounds with Dr. LaPook; ... transverse colon and splenic flexure.

Among those who underwent colonoscopic screening, 78.9 percent had no detected lesions, 10.0 percent had hyperplastic polyps, 8.7 percent had tubular adenomas, and 3.5 percent had advanced ...

Splenic flexure is a bend in your colon. Learn about where it is, why it's important for your health, and what conditions can affect it.

Splenic flexure syndrome is a non-life-threatening digestive system disorder associated with upper left abdominal pain and a sensation of fullness and swelling in the belly. Considered by some to ...

Serrated polyps were identified in 78 of 6602 inflammatory bowel disease patients (3453 women and 3149 men) undergoing surveillance colonoscopy in our institution during a 14-year period (2000 ...