Inadequacy of colonoscopy revealed by three-dimensional electromagnetic imaging
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 44 (7) , 978-983
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02235486
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:It is generally accepted that clinicians performing colonoscopy should reach the cecum in at least 90 percent of examinations. However, little attention has been paid to whether the endoscopist correctly estimates the amount of colon actually seen.METHODS:During colonoscopy, endKeywords
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