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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2018

Colonoscopy attachments for the detection of precancerous lesions during colonoscopy: A review of the literature.

Paraskevas Gkolfakis, Georgios Tziatzios, Eleftherios Spartalis, Ioannis S Papanikolaou, Konstantinos Triantafyllou

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
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  5. Integration of Endocuff-Assisted and Computer-Aided Colonoscopy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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  7. [Application of artificial intelligence for detection and classification of colon polyps].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2021
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  9. The Use of Attachment Devices to Aid in Adenoma Detection.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Paraskevas GkolfakisHepato-gastroenterology Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine -Propaedeutic, Research Institute and Diabetes Center, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ''Attikon" University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece.
Georgios TziatziosHepato-gastroenterology Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine -Propaedeutic, Research Institute and Diabetes Center, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ''Attikon" University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece.
Eleftherios SpartalisLaboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 12462, Greece.
Ioannis S PapanikolaouHepato-gastroenterology Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine -Propaedeutic, Research Institute and Diabetes Center, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ''Attikon" University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece.
Konstantinos TriantafyllouHepato-gastroenterology Unit, Second Department of Internal Medicine -Propaedeutic, Research Institute and Diabetes Center, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ''Attikon" University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece. ktriant@med.uoa.gr.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although colonoscopy has been proven effective in reducing the incidence of colorectal cancer through the detection and removal of precancerous lesions, it remains an imperfect examination, as it can fail in detecting up to almost one fourth of existing adenomas. Among reasons accounting for such failures, is the inability to meticulously visualize the colonic mucosa located either proximal to haustral folds or anatomic curves, including the hepatic and splenic flexures. In order to overcome these limitations, various colonoscope attachments aiming to improve mucosal visualization have been developed. All of them - transparent cap, Endocuff, Endocuff Vision and Endorings - are simply mounted onto the distal tip of the scope. In this review article, we introduce the rationale of their development, present their mode of action and discuss in detail the effect of their implementation in the detection of lesions during colonoscopy.

Indexed as

ColonoscopesAdenomaColonic NeoplasmsColonic PolypsColonoscopyEarly Detection of CancerEquipment DesignHumansPrecancerous ConditionsAdenoma detection rateAdenoma miss rateColonoscopyCupEndocuffEndocuff VisionEndorings

Identifiers

PMID30310257
PMCPMC6175757

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