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p to 40% of adenomas are missed during standard
colonoscopy. You can blame some of those missed
polyps on inadequate bowel preparation and a hasty
endoscope withdrawal that doesn't allow time for a
careful inspection of the mucosa. The rest? The
colonoscope's inability to visualize the colon's walls and peer behind
its folds. Fortunately, the latest advances in scope technology are
Advances in flexible endoscopy enhance your
ability to visualize the colon's walls and peer
behind its folds. Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
• SIGHT UNSEEN The quality of a
colonoscopy screening is directly related
to how well physicians can visualize the
colon's walls and peer behind its folds.
