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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2023; 15(5): 354-367
Published online May 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i5.354
Published online May 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i5.354
Improving polyp detection at colonoscopy: Non-technological techniques
Ragul Rajivan, Buckingham Medical School, Milton Keynes MK18 1EG, United Kingdom
Sreedhari Thayalasekaran, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Rajivan R contributed to the acquisition and interpretation of the data, drafted and made critical revisions to the manuscript; Thayalasekaran S designed the study, made critical revisions to the manuscript and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
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Corresponding author: Sreedhari Thayalasekaran, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, United Kingdom. sreedhari.thayalasek@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Received: December 27, 2022
Peer-review started: December 27, 2022
First decision: January 22, 2023
Revised: February 3, 2023
Accepted: April 12, 2023
Article in press: April 12, 2023
Published online: May 16, 2023
Processing time: 140 Days and 4.3 Hours
Peer-review started: December 27, 2022
First decision: January 22, 2023
Revised: February 3, 2023
Accepted: April 12, 2023
Article in press: April 12, 2023
Published online: May 16, 2023
Processing time: 140 Days and 4.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Excellent endoscopists use effective mucosal exposure techniques to increase their adenoma detection rate. This minireview summarizes some of the non-technological techniques that have shown the potential to improve the adenoma detection rate.