A Simple Method to Improve Adenoma Detection Rate During Colonoscopy: Altering Patient Position

BACKGROUND: Colonoscopy is currently considered to be the gold standard method for detecting and removing adenomatous polyps. However, tandem colonoscopy studies reveal a pooled polyp miss rate of 22%.

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Main Authors: Aydin Şeref Köksal, İsmail Hakkı Kalkan, Serkan Torun, İsmail Taşkıran, Erkin Öztaş, Ertuğrul Kayaçetin, Nurgül Şaşmaz
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/276043
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author Aydin Şeref Köksal
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spelling doaj-art-6acbe792ba274bb1901768042269da932025-02-03T05:47:14ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002013-01-0127950951210.1155/2013/276043A Simple Method to Improve Adenoma Detection Rate During Colonoscopy: Altering Patient PositionAydin Şeref Köksal0İsmail Hakkı Kalkan1Serkan Torun2İsmail Taşkıran3Erkin Öztaş4Ertuğrul Kayaçetin5Nurgül Şaşmaz6Department of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, TurkeyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, TurkeyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, TurkeyBACKGROUND: Colonoscopy is currently considered to be the gold standard method for detecting and removing adenomatous polyps. However, tandem colonoscopy studies reveal a pooled polyp miss rate of 22%.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/276043
spellingShingle Aydin Şeref Köksal
İsmail Hakkı Kalkan
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İsmail Taşkıran
Erkin Öztaş
Ertuğrul Kayaçetin
Nurgül Şaşmaz
A Simple Method to Improve Adenoma Detection Rate During Colonoscopy: Altering Patient Position
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title A Simple Method to Improve Adenoma Detection Rate During Colonoscopy: Altering Patient Position
title_full A Simple Method to Improve Adenoma Detection Rate During Colonoscopy: Altering Patient Position
title_fullStr A Simple Method to Improve Adenoma Detection Rate During Colonoscopy: Altering Patient Position
title_full_unstemmed A Simple Method to Improve Adenoma Detection Rate During Colonoscopy: Altering Patient Position
title_short A Simple Method to Improve Adenoma Detection Rate During Colonoscopy: Altering Patient Position
title_sort simple method to improve adenoma detection rate during colonoscopy altering patient position
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/276043
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