Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Current Challenges and Future Directions

Amilcar L. Morales; John P. Magulick; Craig Womeldorph; Patrick E. Young

doi:10.1007/s11888-014-0257-y

Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Current Challenges and Future Directions

Amilcar L. Morales, John P. Magulick, Craig Womeldorph, Patrick E. Young^*

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Abstract

It is estimated that over 50,000 people will die from colorectal cancer (CRC) in 2014, making CRC the third leading cause of cancer death in the USA. During the last decade, we gained a better understanding of CRC pathophysiology and improved techniques for CRC prevention. Colonoscopy, as a cancer prevention measure, is essential in this task. Our article will review several aspects of colonoscopy and its use in CRC prevention. In addition, we will cover non-technical aspect such as quality measures, improving colonoscopy uptake, new bowel preparation formulations, sedation, and quality metrics. Next, we will discuss advances in technology and techniques including water immersion, new colonoscopes, and new imaging methods. Finally, we will cover two areas of major recent interest, “resect and discard” and sessile serrated polyps.

Original language	English
Journal	Current Colorectal Cancer Reports
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11888-014-0257-y
State	Published - Feb 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bowel preparation
Cap-assisted colonoscopy
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy uptake
Colorectal cancer
Enhanced imaging technology
Quality metrics
Resect and discard
Screening
Sessile serrated polyps

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