Endo-cuff Assisted Vs. Standard Colonoscopy for Polyp Detection in Bowel Cancer Screening

Launched by PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · Aug 18, 2015

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Problem statement:

In England, everyone in the age group of 60-69 years is invited to participate in bowel cancer screening. Those who test positive in the initial screening stool test are invited to have a colonoscopy. The purpose of colonoscopy is to detect any obvious cancers, and in the absence of obvious cancers the purpose is to detect and remove all the polyps present in the colon, as polyps have the potential to develop into cancers. However, colonoscopy still misses up to 25% of polyps. Cap assisted colonoscopy improves polyp detection but still misses a significant number of poly...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients referred for colonoscopy under the national bowel cancer screening programme
• • Able to provide written informed consent
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • History of Inflammatory bowel disease
• • History of Hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer