Endocytoscopy with NBI has the potential to correctly diagnose diminutive colorectal polyps that are difficult to diagnose using conventional NBI

Background and study aims Real-time diagnosis of colorectal polyps is needed to prevent unnecessary resection of benign polyps. The vessels in hyperplastic polyps sometimes mimic the characteristic meshed capillary network of neoplastic lesions on non-magnified narrow-band imaging (NBI). Endocytosco...

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Main Authors: Shinichi Kataoka, Shin-ei Kudo, Masashi Misawa, Hiroki Nakamura, Kenichi Takeda, Naoya Toyoshima, Yuichi Mori, Noriyuki Ogata, Toyoki Kudo, Tomokazu Hisayuki, Takemasa Hayashi, Kunihiko Wakamura, Toshiyuki Baba, Fumio Ishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2020-02-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1068-9228