Training in optical diagnosis in community hospitals is associated with improved recognition and treatment of T1 CRC: a prospective multicenter intervention study (OPTICAL II).
Lonne W T MeulenKrijn Jan Cornelis HaasnootMarije S VlugFrank H J WolfhagenMartine A M C Baven-PronkMichael P J A van der VoornM P SchwartzLauran VogelaarWouter H de Vos Tot Nederveen CappelTom C J SeerdenW L HazenR W M SchrauwenLorenza Alvarez HerreroRamon Michel SchreuderAnnick B van NunenEsther StoopGijs J de BruinPhilip BosWillem A MarsmanEdith KuiperMarc de BièvreRobert RoomerJohn GroenMarloes Bigirwamungu-BargemanPeter D SiersemaSjoerd G EliasAd MascleeLeon Mg MoonsPublished in: Endoscopy (2024)
Training in optical recognition of T1CRCs in community hospitals was associated with an increase in sensitivity for T1CRCs. Recognition led to a higher rate of en bloc local excision, resulting in higher R0-resection rates. This may be an important step towards more organ-preserving strategies.