Familial Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon (19 of 29)

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Rectum seen in retroflexed maneuver. Finally, we got to the end. A complete colonoscopy in retroflexed maneuver from the cecum to the rectum. The colonoscopy in retroflexed maneuver offers additional views of the colon which increases the sensitivity of the procedure in some cases. The retroflex maneuver, which is commonly utilized within the stomach and esophagus, where it is of great benefit to detect small lesions, had not been utilized within the colon either because it was deemed unnecessary, because of its technical difficulty or because of the fear of perforation. We believe that, as part of the development and evolution of endoscopic technique, the complete retroflexed colonoscopy maneuver has its place as a special endoscopic procedure in selected cases.

tags: familial adenomatous polyposis FAP colon colonoscopy polyp

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