Endotics system vs colonoscopy for the detection of polyps

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and indications for colonoscopy

Parameter	Value
Total No. of patients (n)	71
Males, n (%)	40 (56.3)
Age (yr), mean ± SD, (range)	51.9 ± 12.0 (33-81)
Indication for colonoscopy, n (%)
Follow-up of a previous polypectomy	11 (15.5)
Search for faecal occult blood	21 (29.5)
Familiar history of colon neoplasms	39 (54.9)

Table 2 Operative results observed with the endotics system procedure and with standard colonoscopy (n = 71 for each procedure) n (%)

Parameter	Endotics system	Standard colonoscopy	P value
Procedures reaching cecum	58.0 (81.6)	67.0 (94.3)	0.0300
Complete procedure, mean ± SD (min)	45.1 ± 18.5	23.7 ± 7.2	< 0.0001
Patients requiring sedation	0	14.0 (19.7)	< 0.0001

Table 3 Reasons for incomplete views of the colon during examinations n (%)

Reasons	Endotics system	Standard colonoscopy
Anal stenosis	1 (1.4)	0
Sigma stenosis	2 (2.8)	0
Dolicolon	0	1 (1.4)
System failure	3 (4.2)	0
Insufficient length of endoscopic device	1 (1.4)	0
Insufficient cleaning	6 (8.4)	3 (4.2)