Efficacy of transparent cap-attached colonoscopy: Does it improve the quality of colonoscopy?

Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-122

  Choi, Dong Hyun ^a   Shin, Hyeon Keun ^a   Lee, Young Chan ^a   Lim, Cheong Ho ^a   Jeong, Seung Kyu ^a   Lee, Suk Hwan ^b   Yang, Hyung Kyu ^a  

^a Yang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adenoma detection rate; Cecal intubation time; Colonoscopy; Efficiency; Transparent cap

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAP ATTACHED COLONOSCOPY; COLON ADENOMA; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH PERFORATION; SURGEON; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77953391595     PISSN: 20937822     EISSN: 20937830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3393/jksc.2010.26.2.116     Document Type: Article

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