2015
Quantification of Adequate Bowel Preparation for Screening or Surveillance Colonoscopy in Men
Clark BT, Protiva P, Nagar A, Imaeda A, Ciarleglio MM, Deng Y, Laine L. Quantification of Adequate Bowel Preparation for Screening or Surveillance Colonoscopy in Men. Gastroenterology 2015, 150: 396-405. PMID: 26439436, PMCID: PMC4728019, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.09.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdequate bowel preparationBBPS scoreSurveillance colonoscopyBowel preparationColon segmentsBBPS scoresSecond examinationWest Haven Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterFirst examinationGuideline-recommended intervalsProspective observational studyDetection of adenomasIdentification of polypsColonoscopic evaluationPrimary outcomeSurveillance intervalsBlinded endoscopistsColonoscopy examinationObservational studyPrEP scaleMedical CenterInitial examinationStudy subjectsAdequate preparation
2011
Risk Factors for Sessile Serrated Adenomas
Anderson JC, Rangasamy P, Rustagi T, Myers M, Sanders M, Vaziri H, Wu G, Birk JW, Protiva P. Risk Factors for Sessile Serrated Adenomas. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2011, 45: 694-699. PMID: 21325950, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e318207f3cf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerTubular adenomaDiabetes mellitusRisk factorsPack-year exposureUse of aspirinSessile serrated adenomasCRC screeningFamily historyPatientsSerrated adenomasAdenomasMultivariate analysisMolecular abnormalitiesSmokersMellitusSmokingLesionsGroupNonsmokersSet of controlsStatinsObesityAspirinImportant pathway