Gut Liver.  2018 Jul;12(4):385-392. 10.5009/gnl17137.

Optical Diagnosis for Colorectal Polyps: A Useful Technique Now or in the Future?

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, Althaia, Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
  • 2Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, VA San Francisco and the University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Abstract

In the last few years, interest in the optical diagnosis of colorectal polyps has increased among gastroenterologists. Several studies have shown that the optical diagnosis of small colorectal polyps is safe and feasible in routine clinical practice and is comparable to histopathology. The Narrow-band Imaging International Colorectal Endoscopic Classification provides a validated criterion for the classification of neoplastic and nonneoplastic polyps as well as polyps with deep submucosal invasion using narrow band imaging during real-time colonoscopy. The aim of the present review is to assess the current evidence for and limitations of optical diagnosis and to propose a systematic approach for transferring research findings to patient care.

Keyword

Colonoscopy; Colonic polyps; Optical imaging

MeSH Terms

Classification
Colonic Polyps
Colonoscopy
Diagnosis*
Narrow Band Imaging
Optical Imaging
Patient Care
Polyps*
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