What Is the Hang-Up With Optical Diagnosis of Diminutive Colorectal Polyps?

More than a decade ago, Yoshida et  al1 applied the push-button technology of electronic chromoendoscopy to colorectal polyps and differentiated adenomas from non-neoplasms (Figure 1). Since then, intense study has found that both experts and nonexperts can perform this so-called “optical diagnosis” with high, but not perfect, fidelity to pathology with tools already at the fingertips of endoscopists.2 However, universal histology for polyps remains the standard in the United States, and optical diagnosis has not replaced it.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - April 9, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Sarah K. McGill, Swati G. Patel Tags: Editorial Source Type: research