ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2015
Diagnostic and therapeutic applications of water-immersion colonoscopy.
Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- EFFICACY OF WATER INFUSION VERSUS AIR/CO2 INSUFFLATION FOR COLONOSCOPY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.Arquivos de gastroenterologia · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic application of water exchange colonoscopy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.The Journal of international medical research · 2019Pooled it
- Assessing water-assisted colonoscopy in beginner endoscopists: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2025Trial
- Unsedated or On-Demand Minimally Sedated Water-Aided Outpatient Colonoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance: A Step Forward or Backward? Experience from Daily Practice in a Regional (Nonacademic) Hospital.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- History of colonoscopy and technological advances: a narrative review.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2023Review
- Practical considerations for colorectal cancer screening in older adults.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022Review
- The use of the cap and underwater technique as an aid in endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: case series.VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2021Article
- Effectiveness and safety of underwater techniques in gastrointestinal endoscopy: a comprehensive review of the literature.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Review
- An unexpected cause of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- Diffuse telangiectasia of the colon: A case report.Medicine · 2020Article
- The WASh Trial: water-assisted sigmoidoscopy in the English Bowel Scope Screening Programme: study protocol for a randomized multicenter trial.Endoscopy international open · 2019Article
- The advantages of water immersion colonoscopy in ambulatory service.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2019Observational
- Colonic dysmotility and morphological abnormality frequently detected in Japanese patients with irritable bowel syndrome.Intestinal research · 2017Article
- Irritable bowel syndrome evaluation using computed tomography colonography.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016Article
- Recent advances in colonoscopy.F1000Research · 2016Review
- Increase your adenoma detection rate without using fancy adjunct tools.Tzu chi medical journalReview
- CO2 insufflation or warm water infusion for unsedated colonoscopy: A randomized controlled trial in patients with chronic constipation in China.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
Colonoscopy techniques combining or replacing air insufflation with water infusion are becoming increasingly popular. They were originally designed to reduce colonic spasms, facilitate cecal intubation, and lower patient discomfort and the need for sedation. These maneuvers straighten the rectosigmoid colon and enable the colonoscope to be inserted deeply without causing looping of the colon. Water-immersion colonoscopy minimizes colonic distension and improves visibility by introducing a small amount of water. In addition, since pain during colonoscopy indicates risk of bowel perforation and sedation masks this important warning, this method has the potential to be the favored insertion technique because it promotes patient safety without sedation. Recently, this water-immersion method has not only been used for colonoscope insertion, but has also been applied to therapy for sigmoid volvulus, removal of lesions, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, and therapeutic diagnosis of abnormal bowel morphology and irritable bowel syndrome. Although a larger sample size and prospective head-to-head-designed studies will be needed, this review focuses on the usefulness of water-immersion colonoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
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