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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2015; 21(20): 6261-6270
Published online May 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i20.6261
Efficacy of cap-assisted colonoscopy according to lesion location and endoscopist training level
Dong Jun Kim, Hyung Wook Kim, Su Bum Park, Dae Hwan Kang, Cheol Woong Choi, Joung Boom Hong, Byoung Hoon Ji, Chang Seok Lee
Dong Jun Kim, Hyung Wook Kim, Su Bum Park, Dae Hwan Kang, Cheol Woong Choi, Joung Boom Hong, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan 626-770, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea
Byoung Hoon Ji, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-eui Medical Center, Busan 614-851, South Korea
Chang Seok Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, Bongseng Memorial Hospital, Busan 601-723, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim DJ wrote the manuscript as the first author; Kim HW drafted and approved the final version of the manuscript; Park SB, Kang DH and Choi CW contributed to making critical revisions related to the important intellectual content of the manuscript; Hong JB, Ji BH and Lee CS contribute to the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of the data; all authors approved the final manuscript.
Supported by A 2-year research grant of Pusan National University.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of PNUYH, IRB No. 05-2014-050.
Informed consent: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Data sharing: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Hyung Wook Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Beomeo-ri, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. mdkhwook@gmail.com
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Received: November 12, 2014
Peer-review started: November 14, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: January 27, 2015
Accepted: March 18, 2015
Article in press: March 19, 2015
Published online: May 28, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Missed lesions are the main cause of interval colon cancer. Cap-assisted colonoscopy (CAC) is one of the procedures which can reduce the incidence of missed lesion. Few studies have evaluated the efficacy of CAC based on location and size of lesions or training level of endoscopist. We evaluated the efficacy of CAC, according to the location and size of lesions and the training level of the endoscopists. We suggest that CAC can improve the detection of lesions for trainees in the whole colon and right-side colon, and even for experts in the right-side colon.