An adequate bowel preparation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is a prerequisite for successful colonoscopy for screening,diagnosis,and surveillance.Several bowel preparation formulations are available,...An adequate bowel preparation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is a prerequisite for successful colonoscopy for screening,diagnosis,and surveillance.Several bowel preparation formulations are available,both high-and low-volume based on polyethylene glycol.Generally,low-volume formulations are also based on several compounds such as magnesium citrate preparations with sodium picosulphate,oral sulphate solution,and oral sodium phosphatebased solutions.Targeted studies on the quality of bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy in the IBD population are still required,with current evidence from existing studies being inconclusive.New frontiers are also moving towards the use of alternatives to anterograde ones,using preparations based on retrograde colonic lavage.展开更多
文摘An adequate bowel preparation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD)is a prerequisite for successful colonoscopy for screening,diagnosis,and surveillance.Several bowel preparation formulations are available,both high-and low-volume based on polyethylene glycol.Generally,low-volume formulations are also based on several compounds such as magnesium citrate preparations with sodium picosulphate,oral sulphate solution,and oral sodium phosphatebased solutions.Targeted studies on the quality of bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy in the IBD population are still required,with current evidence from existing studies being inconclusive.New frontiers are also moving towards the use of alternatives to anterograde ones,using preparations based on retrograde colonic lavage.