A recent study published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy examines the role that changing patient position during colonoscopy can play in increasing adenoma detection rate. Here are five things to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A randomized controlled trial demonstrated that during colonoscope withdrawal, examining patients in the left ...

A theory that colonoscopies go better when patients are positioned on their right side rather than the left failed to win support in a randomized trial conducted in eastern Canada. Against the ...

Having patients lie on their left side while the right side of their colon is being examined can result in more polyps being found, thus increasing the effectiveness of colonoscopy for colorectal ...

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.-- September 10, 2015--Having patients lie on their left side while the right side of their colon is being examined can result in more polyps being found, thus increasing the ...

‘Supine’ means lying on the back with the face pointing upward. Many people sleep in the supine position, and it is also common in certain practices, such as yoga and Pilates. For certain medical ...

The term “supine position” is one you may come across when looking up or discussing various exercise movements or sleep positions. While it may sound complicated, supine simply means “lying on the ...