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which is essentially
what happens in practices using the latest
endoscope designs,
clearly results in
improved
colonoscopy screenings."
Scope
control
and
accessories
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Dr. Wallace prefers to
use scopes with torsion control, which he
says can help reduce
looping, keep the
channel straighter and
make the scope easier
to pass.
THRICE AS NICE Dr. Lloyd loves the 330° field of view
He suggests physiprovided by his facility's new colonoscopy platform.
cians learn how to
carefully deflect the scope's tip or retroflex the scope to see behind
folds in the colon. Scopes that provide retrograde views let physicians
view both forward and backward, especially in the right colon, which
may benefit docs who have problems detecting flat lesions in that
sometimes hard-to-see area.
Cap-assisted colonoscopy provides distance between the scope and
the colon wall to aid physicians in seeing polyps behind folds, says Dr.
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