Research Article

Additional Thirty Seconds Observation with Linked Color Imaging Improves Detection of Missed Polyps in the Right-Sided Colon

Table 2

Results of first observation in the LCI and WLI groups.

LCI 65 casesWLI 65 cases value

First observation
Ad and SSA/P number,
35310.29
Polyp size, mm,
(range)
4.8 ± 3.6
(2–20)
4.0 ± 2.8
(2–15)
0.30
Location, %,
C : A
14.3 : 85.7
5 : 30
29.0 : 71.0
9 : 22
0.14
Morphology, %,
Polypoid: nonpolypoid
48.6 : 51.4
17 : 18
64.5 : 35.5
20 : 11
0.19
Histology
Ad : SSA/P
88.6 : 11.4
31 : 4
80.6 : 19.4
25 : 6
0.37
First observation
ASDR, %,
30.7
20
32.3
21
0.85
First observation
ADR, %,
26.2
17
26.2
17
1.00

LCI: linked color imaging; WLI: white light; Ad: adenoma; SSA/P: sessile serrated adenoma and polyp; C: cecum; A: ascending colon; ASDR: adenoma and SSA/P detection rate; ADR: adenoma detection rate; SD: standard deviation.