Abstract
Background: Small adenomas may be missed during colonoscopy, but chromoscopy has been reported to enhance detection. The aim of this randomized-controlled trial was to determine the effect of total colonic dye spray on adenoma detection during routine colonoscopy.
Methods: Consecutive outpatients undergoing routine colonoscopy were randomized to a dye-spray group (0.1% indigo carmine used to coat the entire colon during withdrawal from the cecum) or control group (no dye).
Results: Two hundred fifty-nine patients were randomized, 124 to the dye-spray and 135 to the control group; demographics, indication for colonoscopy, and quality of the preparation were similar between the groups. Extubation from the cecum took a median of 9:05 minutes (range: 2:4824:44 min) in the dye-spray group versus 4:52 minutes (range: 1:42-15:21 min] in the control group (p <0.0001). The proportion of patients with at least 1 adenoma and the total number of adenomas were not different between groups. However, in the dye-spray group significantly more diminutive adenomas (
Conclusions: Dye-spray increases the detection of small adenomas in the proximal colon and patients with multiple adenomas, but long-term outcomes should be studied to determine the clinical value of these findings.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 333-338 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2002 |
Event | Digestive Disease Week/101st Annual Meeting of the American-Gastroenterological-Association - SAN DIEGO, United States Duration: 21 May 2000 → 24 May 2000 |
Keywords
- COLORECTAL-CANCER
- MISS RATES
- POLYPS
- CHROMOSCOPY
- POLYPECTOMY
- DIAGNOSIS
- LESIONS