How Often Should You Have a Colonoscopy?

Colorectal cancer is one of the commonest cancers in Hong Kong. In 2018, 35,131 inpatient discharges and deaths were related to the colorectal cancer, which accounted for 15.1% of hospitalization due to all types of cancers. In 2018, 2,314 persons died fr More

Colonoscopy preparation: How to prepare and what to expect

How to prepare and what to expect? More

Diverticular Disease

Diverticula are small, bulging pouches or sacs that can form in the lining of the large intestine. These sacs, however, are most common in the sigmoid colon. More

Appendicitis

Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, it caused by the blockage of the appendix followed by invasion of bacteria of the wall of the appendix. Appendicitis can be acute or chronic. It is usually referring to acute appendicitis, which generally b More

Helicobacter pylori

Among the H. pylori infection patients, more than one-tenth of cases may develop peptic ulcer while less than 2% is associated with gastric cancer. How to diagnose the H. pylori infection? Is there any treatment and any prevention of cross-contamination? More