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Filter by:The use of acetic acid in the characterization of polyps, produces a homogeneous white staining in sessile serrated adenomas, but not in tubular or tubulo-villous adenomas, a simple approach to predict polyp histopathology. To determine the diagnostic accuracy of the use of acetic acid on tubular and serrated adenomas, during colonoscopy, a prospective diagnostic accuracy study was designed, taking as gold standard the pathological anatomy of the resected polyps. Polyps found during a colonoscopy with suspicion of sessile serrated adenomas or tubular/tubulo villous will be included.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical benefit and safety of using an AI device in colonoscopy procedures with the indication of screening or surveillance.
All subjects shall sign informed consent before screening, and subjects shall be included according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of four endoscopists were included in the study, two in each group of senior endoscopists and two in each group of junior endoscopists. Patients were randomly enrolled into the senior endoscopy group and the junior endoscopy group, and received artificial intelligence assisted colonoscopy and conventional colonoscopy successively. The two colonoscopy methods were performed back to back by different endoscopy physicians with the same seniority. All patients were examined and treated according to routine medical procedures. The routine colonoscopy group and the artificial-intelligence-assisted colonoscopy group made detailed records of the patients' withdrawal time, entry time, number of polyps detected, polyp Paris classification, polyp size, polyp shape, polyp location and intestinal preparation during the colonoscopy process
Bleeding is the most common complication associated with polypectomy of large pedunculated colonic polyp. Although several techniques have been developed to minimize bleeding, none of these methods has become the gold standard. To prevent post-polypectomy bleeding effectively, the investigators developed and attempted a new endoscopic technique for removal of large long-stalked pedunculated colonic polyps using band ligations. This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel technique using endoscopic band ligation for removal of long-stalked pedunculated colon polyps.
Advanced therapeutic endoscopy procedures are of increasing importance to provide minimal invasive treatment for GI diseases. The Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal as tertiary university center is dedicated to increase the availability of therapeutic endoscopy procedures for our population in Montreal and Quebec.
Comparison of the number of adenomas missed by the first exploration of the right colon by LCI (linked color imaging) or by white light during a colonoscopy, according to the order of randomization.
Colonoscopy is a common endoscopic procedure which the UVA Gastroenterology & Hepatology department performs on a daily basis for both screening/surveillance and diagnostic/therapeutic intent. As a safety net hospital, the institution also offers open access colonoscopy as a means of allowing outside primary care and urgent care providers a way to have patients receive necessary endoscopy services. However, these patients are not all seen in clinic prior to their procedure but are all prescribed a specific bowel prep by a medical professional who screens the referrals. Given that the patient population described above are often not well-known to UVA providers, they may be prescribed prep regimens that are not ideal for their comorbidities. Not infrequently, these patients show up to their colonoscopies with an inadequate bowel prep, leading to either cancelled or incomplete procedures, increased healthcare and personal financial costs (such as missed wages from taking off work), suboptimal endoscopy resource utilization, and delay in or missed polyp (or potentially cancer) detection. The investigators seek to use a novel scoring system designed to predict patients at risk for suboptimal preps (and hence patients that would benefit from an extended prep) and apply it in uniform fashion to a patient population most at risk for suboptimal preps. Because obtaining written consent is not practical given that these patients may not be seen by a UVA provider prior to their endoscopic procedure, the investigators will plan to verbally consent via the telephone in an all-inclusive manner; there will be no randomization but rather the selection of prep to be determined by the novel scoring system. Subjects be prescribed either a standard split-dose GoLytely prep (or SuPrep) or an extended split-dose GoLytely prep. The investigators predict that utilizing this new system will lead to a decreased number of inadequate bowel preps and will increase polyp detection. The investigators will work with a UVA biostatistician to analyze the data and use Chi Square, student's T tests, and logistic regression models to assess significance and help validate the model.
Epinephrine is widely used in endoscopic mucosal resection of large polyps to prevent post-polypectomy bleeding. No previous studies looked at increase in immediate post-polypectomy pain with the use of epinephrine.
Eliminating the need for conventional histopathological assessment of diminutive colon polyps - The Non-Optical Resect and Discard (NORD) study
The existing evidence from epidemiological studies and randomized controlled trials has consistently assures the cost effectiveness and the influential role of screening in reducing incidence rates and deaths caused by Colorectal Cancer (CRC). Population based organized screening programmes, which should be considered an obligation that is not to be postponed, require valuable information that can be reliably extrapolated from well-designed pilot study conducted prior to programme implementation. The main objectives of the current pilot CRC screening project, named after "Al-Kindy College of Medicine", was to evaluate and explore the specific aspects of the intended population-based organized CRC screening programme, including: barriers affecting adherence to the programme, performance indicators of the proposed screening programme, the target population in which CRC screening is a legitimate healthcare priority, quality assurance of screening tests and colonoscopy services, and to propose an algorithm that will provide a clinically and logistically acceptable positivity rate.