Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Moons, Leon M.G., MD, PhD
• Gralnek, Ian M., MD, PhD, MSHS, FASGE
• Siersema, Peter D., MD, PhD, FASGE

Titel

Techniques and Technologies to Maximize Mucosal Exposure

Ist Teil von

• Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America, 2015-04, Vol.25 (2), p.199-210

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Performing high-quality colonoscopy is one of the important goals of gastroenterology practices and requires achieving a high level of bowel cleansing, performing good and safe polypectomy, and detecting all polyps present in the colon. This article summarizes currently available techniques and technologies to maximize mucosal visualization. Several maneuvers can be applied during insertion and withdrawal of the colonoscope to optimize mucosal visualization and decrease the number of missed polyps. Newly developed technologies support the endoscopist in the detection of polyps. Each technique is reviewed, with emphasis on the impact on colorectal polyp detection.