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NCT ID: NCT04086706 Completed - Colonoscopy Clinical Trials

Retroflexion In The Ascending Colon Is A Costless Endoscopic Maneuver Increasing Adenoma Detection Rate

Start date: June 1, 2017
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Study type: Observational

Missing polyps during colonoscopy is considered an important factor for interval cancer appearance especially in the ascending colon (AC). Aim of the study: To evaluate the contribution of retroflexion to adenoma detection in the AC. Patients-Methods: Prospective observational study included consecutive patients with complete colonoscopy between June 2017 and June 2018. The AC was examined in two phases. The first phase included two forward views from the hepatic flexure to the cecum and the second phase a retroflexion in the cecum, inspection till the hepatic flexure then redressing to forward view and reinsertion to the cecum.