Multicenter propensity score-matched analysis comparing short versus long cap-assisted colonoscopy for acute hematochezia.
Mariko KobayashiShintaro AkiyamaToshiaki NarasakaKatsumasa KobayashiAtsushi YamauchiAtsuo YamadaJun OmoriTakashi IkeyaTaiki AoyamaNaoyuki TominagaYoshinori SatoTakaaki KishinoNaoki IshiiTsunaki SawadaMasaki MurataAkinari TakaoKazuhiro MizukamiKen KinjoShunji FujimoriTakahiro UotaniMinoru FujitaHiroki SatoSho SuzukiJunnosuke HayasakaTomohiro FunabikiYuzuru KinjoAkira MizukiShu KiyotokiTatsuya MikamiRyosuke GushimaHiroyuki FujiiYuta FuyunoNaohiko GunjiYosuke ToyaKazuyuki NarimatsuNoriaki ManabeKoji NagaikeTetsu KinjoYorinobu SumidaSadahiro FunakoshiKiyonori KobayashiTamotsu MatsuhashiYuga KomakiKiichiro TsuchiyaMitsuru KaiseNaoyoshi NagataPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2023)
Compared to that with short caps, long cap-assisted colonoscopy is superior for the diagnosis of acute hematochezia, especially CDB, and the identification of active bleeding.