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A Consensus Document on Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy: Prepared by a Task Force From The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Acknowledgement

The authors and the governing bodies of the three respective societies thank Ms. Elektra McDermott for her expert assistance in all stages of data collection and manuscript preparation, and Dr. Thomas Lobe for his expert contributions regarding bowel preparation in pediatric patients.

Disclosures

Steven D. Wexner, M.D. Member, Scientific Advisory Board, C.B. Fleet

David E. Beck, M.D. Consultant, Braintree, Salix

Todd H. Baron, M.D. None

Robert D. Fanelli, M.D. None

Neil Hyman, M.D. None

Bo Shen, M.D. Consultant to Salix, Visicol

Kevin E. Wasco, M.D. None

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA

    Steven D. Wexner M.D. (Task Force Chair)

  2. Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    David E. Beck M.D. (ASCRS)

  3. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Todd H. Baron M.D. (ASGE)

  4. Surgical Specialists of Western New England, PC/Department of Surgery, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

    Robert D. Fanelli M.D. (SAGES)

  5. Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    Neil Hyman M.D. (ASCRS)

  6. Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Bo Shen M.D. (ASGE)

  7. Surgical Associates of Neenah, S.C., Neenah, Wisconsin, USA

    Kevin E. Wasco M.D. (SAGES)

  8. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd., Weston, Florida, 33331, USA

    Steven D. Wexner M.D. (Task Force Chair)

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This document appears simultaneously in the June 2006 issues of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, Surgical Endoscopy, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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Wexner, S.D., Beck, D.E., Baron, T.H. et al. A Consensus Document on Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy: Prepared by a Task Force From The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Dis Colon Rectum 49, 792–809 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-006-0536-z

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