Colonoscopy Withdrawal Time and Adenoma Detection Rate: A Japanese Multicenter Analysis

Authors :: Isao Yokota
Mitsuhiro Kida
Kiyonori Kobayashi
Kenjiro Yasuda
Yasushi Oda
Koji Matsuda
Yosuke Kawahara
Wasaburo Koizumi
Takuji Kawamura
Kiyohito Tanaka
Hisao Tajiri
Source :: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research. 6:2273-2278
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: ACT Publishing Group, 2017.
Abstract: AIM : Limited evidence exists on the relationship between colonoscopy withdrawal time and adenoma detection rate in Japan. We aimed to clarify the clinical impact of colonoscopy withdrawal time in a Japanese setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS : We recruited 6,919 consecutive patients from four Japanese endoscopic centers between April 2010 and April 2011. Colonoscopists were divided into the following groups based on the median withdrawal time of a negative colonoscopy

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