The procedure revealed a polyp in the cecum - the first section of the large intestine. His gastroenterologist attempted twice to remove it, but was unsuccessful due to its large size and location.

Mean cecal intubation time by experienced endoscopists has been reported at between 10 and 20 minutes. Another measure that could be considered to reflect competence is the polyp detection rate.

Just over half of endoscopists use cold snare polypectomy to remove polyps of less than 1 cm, according to new research.

A recent study compared polyp and adenoma detection rate in EndoCuff-assisted colonoscopy and traditional colonoscopy.

Successful cecal intubation was seen in the vast majority of cases (98% of procedures in the SC group as compared to 99% in the CAC group with p = 0.37).

The literature reports adenoma miss rates of up to 27% at colonoscopy for polyps <5 mm in size, 2 although it could be argued that the actual miss rate in clinical practice is probably higher, as ...