Devices to improve colon polyp detection

Petar Mamula, William M. Tierney, Subhas Banerjee, David Desilets, David L. Diehl, Francis A. Farraye, Vivek Kaul, Sripathi R. Kethu, Richard S. Kwon, Marcos C. Pedrosa, Sarah A. Rodriguez, Louis Michel Wong Kee Song

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Abstract

The ASGE Technology Committee provides reviews of existing, new, or emerging endoscopic technologies that have an impact on the practice of GI endoscopy. Evidencebased methodology is used, performing a MEDLINE literature search to identify pertinent clinical studies on the topic and a MAUDE (U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health) database search to identify the reported complications of a given technology. Both are supplemented by accessing the "related articles" feature of PubMed and by scrutinizing pertinent references cited by the identified studies. Controlled clinical trials are emphasized, but in many cases, data from randomized, controlled trials are lacking. In such cases, large case series, preliminary clinical studies, and expert opinions are used. Technical data are gathered from traditional and Web-based publications, proprietary publications, and informal communications with pertinent vendors. Technology Status Evaluation Reports are drafted by 1 or 2 members of the ASGE Technology Committee, reviewed and edited by the Committee as a whole, and approved by the Governing Board of the ASGE. When financial guidance is indicated, the most recent coding data and list prices at the time of publication are provided. For this review, the MEDLINE database was searched through March 2010 for articles related to endoscopy in patients with "colon polyps" by using the key words "colon polyp," "colon adenoma," and "colon neoplasm" paired with "colonoscopy," "third eye retroscope," "cap-fitted," "cap-assisted," "transparent cap," "retroflexion," "endoscope," "colonoscope," "detection," and "wide-angle." Technology Status Evaluation Reports are scientific reviews provided solely for educational and informational purposes. Technology Status Evaluation Reports are not rules and should not be construed as establishing a legal standard of care or as encouraging, advocating, requiring, or discouraging any particular treatment or payment for such treatment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1092-1097
Number of pages6
JournalGastrointestinal endoscopy
Volume73
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Gastroenterology

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