Water immersion sigmoidoscopy versus standard insufflation for colorectal cancer screening: A cohort study

Conclusions: WIS does not ameliorate tolerance to and quality of sigmoidoscopy screening measured by several scores. When offered a choice, the women's willingness to repeat WIS or CO2S without sedation was poor and raises concern on the opportunity of screening sigmoidoscopy without sedation in these subjects.

Source: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology - February 4, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Calcedonio Calcara Paolo Aseni Keith Siau Pietro Gambitta Sergio Cadoni Source Type: research