Comparación de la prevalencia de adenomas detectados mediante colonoscopio con «CAP» accesorio (endocuff) versus colonoscopio estándar

Abstract

Introduction

CAP-assisted colonoscopy (CAP) is a simple technique where use is made of plastic cylinder placed at the tip of the colonoscope. This plastic cylinder has extensions that can separate the colonic folds and enhance the field of observation, thus permitting the inspection of difficult to evaluate areas. Studies have been conducted to assess the effect of the CAP assisted colonoscopy in detecting polyps, with conflicting results.

Objective

To compare the number of polyps detected by CAP-assisted colonoscopy versus standard colonoscopy.

Patients and Methods

A cross-sectional, comparative, randomized, experimental trial was conducted on patients that were randomised into 2 groups using a random numbers table. Group A was to standard colonoscopy, and the B group to CAP-assisted colonoscopy.

Results

A total of 147 patients were included, of which 2 were excluded because their work-up was incomplete. The remaining 145 patients, of whom 66.2% (96) were women and 33.8% (49) were men, were randomised into 2 groups. The mean age was 52.68 ±14.08 years. Group A included 72 (49.7%) patients, and Group B with 73 (50.3%) patients. There was no difference in the caecal intubation time between the 2 groups. A total of 33 (22.8%) colorectal polyps were found in 54 patients, of which 23 (31.9%) were detected with CAP and 10 (13.7%) without CAP. (P=.009). Mann-Whitney tests were also used, which showed that there was a significant difference in the number of polyps found between the CAP group and the standard colonoscopy group.

Conclusion

The study demonstrated that the use of CAP is associated with improved detection of the number of polyps. The caecal intubation time is not affected by the use of CAP.