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Colonoscopy: Go Small for Success?. Marshall JB, Perez RA, Madsen RW, Usefulness of a Pediatric Colonoscope for Routine Colonoscopy in Women Who Have Undergone Hysterectomy, Gastrointest Endosc 2002;55:838-41

2003; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 98; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07334.x

1572-0241

Michael J. Nosler, John C. Fang,

Diverticular Disease and Complications

Colonoscopy using standard adult colonoscopes can be difficult in patients with fixed, angulated sigmoid colons. An earlier study from the same center suggested that in women who have had hysterectomy, successful colonoscopy occurred with greater frequency when initiated with a pediatric colonoscope versus an adult colonoscope. This follow-up study was a nonblinded clinical trial comparing the use of a pediatric colonoscope with an adult colonoscope for routine colonoscopy in women with previous hysterectomy. A total of 100 female patients presenting for an outpatient colonoscopy were randomized to use the pediatric (Olympus PCF-100) or adult (Olympus CF-100L or CF-Q140L) colonoscope.