Research Article

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

Table 3

Results of the second observation in the LCI and WLI groups.

LCI 65 casesWLI 65 cases value

Second observation Ad and SSA/P number, 1350.04
Polyp number in cases with BBPS 0 or 1 in first observation110.92
Polyp size, mm,
(range)
5.6 ± 4.1
(2.0–15.0)
2.2 ± 0.4
(2.0–3.0)
0.33
Location, %,
C : A
23.1 : 76.9
3 : 10
40.0 : 60.0
2 : 3
0.37
Morphology, %,
Polypoid : nonpolypoid
38.5 : 61.5
5 : 8
60.0 : 40.0
3 : 2
0.52
Histology
Ad : SSA/P
92.3 : 7.7
12 : 1
100.0 : 0
5 : 0
0.91
Second observation
ASDR, %,
18.5
12
6.1
4
0.03
Second observation
ADR, %,
16.9
11
6.1
4
0.05

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.