Many quality indicators have been proposed for colonoscopy, but most colonoscopists and
endoscopy groups focus on measuring the adenoma detection rate and the cecal intubation …

Background and Aims Since 2008, a plethora of research studies has compared the efficacy
of water-assisted (aided) colonoscopy (WAC) and underwater resection (UWR) of colorectal …

Background and study aims Single-center studies, which were retrospective and/or involved
unblinded colonoscopists, have suggested that water exchange, but not water immersion …

Over 2.5 million gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are carried out in the United
Kingdom (UK) every year. Procedures are carried out with local anaesthetic r with sedation …

Colonoscopy is the most widely used screening modality for the detection and removal of
colon polyps and for the prevention of colorectal cancer. To identify all colon lesions and …

Background and Aims Separate randomized controlled trials (RCTs) showed water
exchange (WE) colonoscopy outperformed other techniques in minimizing insertion pain …

Opinion statement The current review will attempt to describe the important lessons learned
from published randomized controlled trials (RCT) comparing water immersion (WI) or water …

Background Endoscopic mucosal resection is well-established for resecting flat or sessile
benign colon polyps. The novel underwater endoscopic mucosal resection eschews …

Conventional endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) involves the use of submucosal fluid
injection to lift a lesion away from the muscularis propria with the intention of making …

Background and Aim Colonoscopy is an excellent screening tool for colorectal cancer.
There are four colonoscopy techniques: air insufflation, CO2 insufflation, water exchange …