| Theme | "Early Colorectal Cancer" and "Intestine", Road to future | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Colonoscope insertion techniques and advances in endoscopic tools for insertion | |
| Publish Date | 2016/01 | |
| Author | Sumio Tsuda | Okayama-city Medical Association, Medical Center |
| [ Summary ] | Basic points of colonoscope operation, abdominal hand pressure, patient position changes and insertion techniques used in colonoscopy are explained. The efficiency of the endoscopic tools is an important factor for colonoscope insertion. Therefore, the remarkable advances and changes in those endoscopic tools such as those made by the Olympus Corp. are relevant to insertion. | |