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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
© The Author(s), 2018.Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide and the second most common cause of cancer-related death in Europe and North America. Colonoscopy is the gold standard investigation for the colon but is not perfect, and small or flat adenomas can be missed which increases the risk of patients subsequently developing colorectal cancer. Adenoma detection rate is the most widely used marker of quality, and low rates are associated with increased rates of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer. Standards of colonoscopy and adenoma detection vary widely between different endoscopists. Interventions to improve adenoma detection rate are therefore required. Many devices have been purported to increase adenoma detection rate. This review looks at current available evidence for device technology to improve adenoma detection rate during colonoscopy.
Author(s): Ngu WS, Rees C
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Year: 2018
Volume: 11
Online publication date: 10/01/2018
Acceptance date: 16/10/2017
ISSN (print): 1756-283X
ISSN (electronic): 1756-2848
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X17746311
DOI: 10.1177/1756283X17746311
