Endoscopy
Perspectives
Evolutions in endoscopy
Our guest authors share their experiences performing minimally invasive alternatives to surgery, discussing both sides of gastrointestinal...
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Cold snare polypectomy tops hot snare for small polyps
“The lower rate of delayed bleeding means fewer emergency service visits or hospital stays, saving medical expenses.”
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Physician opinions vary on surveillance colonoscopies in older adults with prior adenomas, survey finds
“There are no existing surveillance colonoscopy guidelines that integrate patient age, health, and adenoma risk, and physicians report significant...
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Can AI conquer the late-shift dip in colonoscopy quality?
“We’re excited about the great potential of using the power of AI to assist endoscopists in quality control or disease diagnosis in colonoscopy...
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Two AI optical diagnosis systems appear clinically comparable for small colorectal polyps
Two computer-aided diagnostic systems meet guidelines to implement cost-saving strategies of leave-in-situ and resect-and-discard, study reports...
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Proximal ADR could become important new quality metric
Adenoma detection rates can be measured separately for the right and left colons.
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AI versus other interventions for colonoscopy: How do they compare?
“Numerous interventions have been attempted and researched to see the impact on ADR ... I knew that AI was impactful in improving ADR, but I didn’...
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Longer withdrawal time reduces miss rates in screening colonoscopy
Based on evidence to date, the 9-minute WT “deserves to be considered as a new quality indicator to further optimize colonoscopy quality.”
In Focus
Management of antithrombotic medications in elective endoscopy
Experts discuss the optimal strategy for managing antithrombotics in patients undergoing elective endoscopy based on current available evidence...
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Novel YouTube study detects colonoscopy misinformation, guides better content creation
A cohort study finds more than half of the most viewed social media videos on colonoscopy contain inaccurate or contradictory information.