ASGE Annual Postgraduate Course: Clinical Challenges and Real-Time Decision Making in GI Endoscopy (On-demand) | May 2023-Session 4 - Video Based Lecture - Top Ten Tips for Better Basic Colonoscopy

Session 4 - Video Based Lecture - Top Ten Tips for Better Basic Colonoscopy

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Video Summary

In this video, the speaker provides nine tips for improving basic colonoscopy procedures. They emphasize the importance of safety and propose strategies for avoiding insertion-related perforations. They also discuss the need to convert difficult sigmoid colons to water to prevent barotrauma. Other tips include employing high-level detection techniques, examining the right colon and rectum twice, keeping the left colon distended during examination, measuring serrated detection rates, evaluating mucosal exposure devices and highlighting techniques, using cold snare resection for polyps 10mm and smaller, avoiding clipping cold resection sites, and using appropriate techniques for removing larger pedunculated polyps to maximize oncologic outcomes. The speaker concludes by summarizing the key points outlined in the video.

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Douglas K. Rex, MD, MASGE

Keywords

safety

insertion-related perforations

sigmoid colons

high-level detection techniques

oncologic outcomes