STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE J Interv Gastroenterol 4:2, 43-46; April/May/June 2014; © 2014 Journal of Interventional Gastroenterology Digestive Disease Week 2014 Colonoscopy Topic Forum - Novel methods for polyps detection - State of the Art Lecture on optimizing polyp detection Felix W. Leung1,2, Sergio Cadoni3, Přemysl Falt4, Yu-Hsi Hsieh5,6, Joseph W. Leung7,8, Yanglin Pan9, Franco Radaelli10, Andrew W. Yen7,8 Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and 2David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California at Los Angeles, North Hills, CA, United States; 3Digestive Endoscopy Unit, S. Barbara Hospital, Iglesias, Italy; 4Digestive Diseases Center, Vı´tkovice Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic; 5Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan; 6Buddhist Tzu Chi University, School of Medicine, Hualien, Taiwan; 7Gastroenterology, Sacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CA, and 8Gastroenterology, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, United States; 9Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China; 10Division of Gastroenterology, Valduce Hospital, Como, Italy 1 Key words: adenoma detection rate; water exchange colonoscopy Abbreviations: ADR, adenoma detection rate; AI, air insufflation; ASGE, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; BBPS, Boston Bowel Prep Score; DDW, Digestive Disease Week; FUSE, full spectrum endoscope; RCT, randomized controlled trial; WE, water exchange; WI, water immersion This State of the Art Lecture was presented at an American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Topic Forum entitled Novel Methods for Polyp Detection on May 4, during the 2014 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) meetings in Chicago. The Topic Forum covered five papers. A prospective, randomized, controlled trial (RCT) showed that L-Menthol sprayed onto the colonic mucosa increases adenoma detection rate (ADR) from 42.6% to 60.2% (p=0.0083).1 A RCT of EndoCuff-assisted colonoscopy showed a significant increase in polyp detection rate from 42% to 56% (p=0.001).2 The detection rate of polyps, adenomas, hyperplastic polyps, and sessile serrated adenomas varied significantly among colonoscopists, and the classification rates of hyperplastic polyps and sessile serrated adenomas varied significantly between pathologists.3 Two studies suggested that capsule colonoscopy is a safe and clinically effective tool for detecting significant colonic lesions with high accuracy and high patient acceptability;4 and has a high specificity and sensitivity for detection of clinically relevant colorectal neoplasia in a screening population.5 Defined as the proportion of patients with at least 1 adenoma, ADR is an indicator of quality in colonoscopy. An interval cancer is one found within 3 to 5 years after a screening colonoscopy.6,7 High ADR predicts fewer interval cancers.8 Missed polyps account for the lower than expected reduction in colorectal cancer mortality in the right colon after screening.9 In a tandem study missed rate is defined as the number of additional adenomas divided by the total number found.10 Such a measure, however, has not been directly linked to interval cancers. Optimal withdrawal techniques *Correspondence to: Felix W. Leung; Email: [email protected] Submitted: May/04/2014; Revised: May/24/2014; Accepted: May/26/2014 DOI: 10.7178/jig.152 www.jigjournal.org associated with fewer missed adenomas, include looking behind folds, adequate distension of the lumen, adequate withdrawal time, and cleaning residual pools in the lumen.11 Recent developments suggest that while more mucosa is seen after cleaning, cleaning during withdrawal may distract from focused inspection and the principal task of searching for lesions.12,13 Table 1 summarizes the retrospective, observational and RCT related to interventions believed to have an impact on ADR. Poor bowel preparation has a negative impact, increasing missed polyps. Telephone reminder about dietary compliance on the day before colonoscopy improves bowel preparation score and has a positive impact. The consistent feature of mixed results, i.e. with studies reporting both positive and negative or no impact, is applicable to split dose and same day bowel preparation, sedation, insertion polypectomy, retroflex examination, dynamic position change, and withdrawal time >6 minutes. At the 2014 DDW, one presentation suggested that withdrawal technique is more important than withdrawal time.14 Third eye retroscope, cap assisted colonoscopy, chromoendoscopy, and narrow band imaging all require excellent bowel preparation for effective application, and similar mixed results have been reported. Full spectrum colonoscope (FUSE)15 (with 330 degree field of view) reduces the adenoma miss rate by 12% (from 17% to 5%). Importantly, there is no impact on ADR, 28% for standard versus 34% for FUSE. FUSE is limited by incomplete cecal intubation (2%) and poor bowel prep (1%). Topical L-menthol decreases peristalsis, and increases ADR.1 It is limited by poor bowel prep (6.8%). Endocuff manipulates folds to increase mucosa seen. It enhances ADR and poor bowel preparation is a limitation.2 Whether future reports will confirm or refute these findings remain to be determined. Water-aided methods are broadly classified into 2 categories: J Interv Gastroenterol 43 Table 1. Retrospective, observational and RCT related to interventions with an impact on polyp detection or adenoma detection rate Interventions Retrospective Observational Randomized Impact on ADR Positive Negative Positive Negative Positive Negative ✓ ✓ Poor bowel preparation Telephone re-education ✓ Split dose preparation ✓ Same day preparation ✓ ✓ Sedated vs. unsedated ✓ Propofol vs. conscious sedation ✓ Insertion polypectomy Dynamic position change Retroflex examination ✓ ✓ Withdrawal time >6 min ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Withdrawal technique vs. time ✓ 3rd eye retroscope ✓ ✓ Cap assisted ✓ Dye spray chromoendoscopy ✓ Narrow band imaging Full spectrum colonoscope L-menthol Endocuff ✓ indicates report(s) exist(s) for the reference category. ADR, adenoma detection rate; RCT, randomized controlled trial. water immersion (WI) and water exchange (WE).16,17 Water immersion is an excellent example of the long established adjunct to air insufflation to facilitate insertion. When excessive residual feces are encountered, suction removal is considered impractical or cumbersome; air insufflation is used to create an air compartment to permit insertion. Of note is that the infused water is removed predominantly during withdrawal. Early18,19 and even recent observational studies of water immersion used in difficult colonoscopy20 did not report data on polyp or adenoma detection. Interestingly, the WI method attracted investigators to assess its efficacy in minimizing pain in unsedated, on demand and minimal sedation patients in recent years. These randomized controlled trials reported mixed results on ADR showing both numerically higher21 and lower ADR.22 Water exchange is modified from WI to develop the least painful insertion method in unsedated patients when Dr. FW Leung lost the ability to perform sedated colonoscopy at his practice site in 2002 as a result of a severe nursing shortage. The air pump is turned off to avoid inadvertent air insufflations and colon elongation. Residual air is suctioned to minimize angulations. Water infusion is used to confirm correct tip orientation for scope advancement. To remove feces to clear the view, and to reduce distension and looping to minimize insertion pain, the infused water is suctioned predominantly during insertion. With dual channel colonoscope, the simultaneous suction and infusion of water create turbulence at the tip, suspending residual feces in the luminal water for efficient removal. Water exchange enhances cecal intubation. Retrospective studies and RCT have reported consistent data to support an increase in ADR. No negative study has been reported yet. In the first uncontrolled, non-randomized, consecutive group study of WE versus AI in the scheduled unsedated patients,23 cecal intubation rate was significantly increased from 76% to 97%. 44 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Likely because of cleansing effect of the WE during insertion, the proportion of the patients with poor bowel preparation during withdrawal decreased from 12% to 1.6%. Several related RCT are reported at the 2014 DDW. In unsedated patients in China, in addition to a significantly higher cecal intubation rate, WE produced a significantly higher overall Boston Bowel Prep Score (BBPS) (confirming salvage cleaning even in patients receiving same day bowel preparation).24 In Italian patients with the option of on demand sedation, WE produced a significantly higher overall and proximal colon BBPS.25 In minimally sedated subjects in Taiwan, WE produced significantly higher overall and right colon BBPS.26 Of note is that in both studies, WE enhances BBPS even in patients with split dose preparation. Table 2 summarizes the 6 published RCT comparing WE versus AI.27-32 The WE method consistently demonstrated higher overall ADR compared with AI, shown in the last column. The increase in ADR occurs in patients receiving no sedation,31,32 on demand,27,30 minimal29 or even full28 sedation. In addition to the further enhancement of BBPS alluded to above, the increase in ADR also occurs in those receiving split dose preparation.29,30 The aggregate data (Table 2) of these 6 RCT show a significant 8% increase in overall ADR. When the proximal colon is separately considered, WE also shows a significantly higher ADR. This, in fact, is due to a significant increase of the diminutive adenoma detection rate.33 Water exchange provides salvage cleaning.34 Up to 2 to 4 L of exchanged dirty water in the suction bottle could be removed during insertion from a patient with a poor bowel preparation. From patients with good or fair bowel preparation, the water exchanged has a smaller volume, and appears less dirty. In a sub-optimally prepared colon, the residual feces could obscure polyps. Alternatively, to improve the cleanliness for inspection, considerable washing and suction would be needed during J Interv Gastroenterol Volume 4 Issue 2 Table 2. RCT of AI vs. WE - overall and proximal colon ADR27-32 RCT* Jadad Split-dose Number of Number of patients with 1 adenoma number score bowel patients Proximal Proximal Overall site prep <10 mm All sizes All sizes USA USA USA USA Taiwan Italy Aggregate data 3 3 3 3 3 3 No No No No Yes Yes Ref Difference in overall ADR* WE AI WE AI WE AI WE AI WE - AI, % 42 50 177 50 68 338 40 50 191 50 68 334 7 20 74 18 36 26 3 10 59 14 25 13 7 20 81 20 22 34 3 12 67 14 11 16 15 20 101 27 38 87 9 18 88 24 29 64 36%-23%=13% 40%-36%=4% 57%-46%=11% 54%-48%=6% 56%-43%=13% 26%-19%=7% 31 27 28 32 29 30 Total 725 733 181 124 184 123 288 232 ADR (%) 25 17 25 17 40 32 ADR difference 8% 8% 8% p** 0.002 0. 0001 0.015 *p<0.05, Rank sum test; **Fisher’s exact test. ADR, adenoma detection rate; RCT, randomized controlled trial; AI, air insufflation; WE, water exchange. Table 3. Effect of combining water exchange with new imaging methods29,30,35-37 ADR (%) New methods Overall WE 57 26 ↑ 62 ↑ C p High definition (RCT) 43 0.10 High definition (RCT) 19 0.03 Indigocarmine (RCT) 44 0.03 Indigocarmine (RCT) Cap (Consecutive group) 59 75 0.02 ↑ ADR, adenoma detection rate; RCT, randomized controlled trial; C, control; WE, water exchange. withdrawal, causing distraction from the principal task of finding polyps. When WE is used during insertion, there is less need for cleaning, and the colonoscopist can focus on inspection during withdrawal.12 A less distracted examination, in a cleaner colon, perhaps, is a plausible explanation of the significant increase in ADR. Table 3 shows that when some of the new imaging methods (high definition colonoscope, indigocarmine, cap-assisted colonoscopy) are combined with water exchange there is a consistent pattern of enhanced performance. The positive impact appears to be applicable to overall, proximal and right-sided adenomas.29,30,35-37 To follow up on the presentation regarding the significant variation among colonoscopists and pathologists in the recognition of sessile serrated adenomas,3 the question “Does WE impact the recognition of sessile serrated polyps in the proximal colon?” can be posed. The study using combined cap-assisted colonoscopy and WE37 provides a possible answer. The proximal colon serrated polyp detection rate in the AI group was 9.9% and that in the combined group was 24%, a significant increase. In summary, a negative impact on ADR has been described with poor bowel preparation; a positive impact, with adequate withdrawal techniques and telephone re-education regarding compliance with dietary restrictions prior to colonoscopy. With air insufflation, new techniques and methods show mixed (both positive and negative or none) impacts on ADR. Air insufflation does not provide salvage cleaning during insertion. Residual www.jigjournal.org Ref C [11] 5 35 48 Proximal [right] WE [27] ↑ 10 ↑ 53 61 ↑ ↑ p 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.07 29 30 35 36 37 feces could obscure polyps during withdrawal; and withdrawal cleaning could distract from the principal task of focused inspection. Water exchange consistently increases ADR. Water exchange decreases pain (in unsedated patients), and increases cecal intubation. Insertion salvage cleaning could prevent polyps from being obscured, and perhaps, could decrease distraction from withdrawal examination. The benefits of improved bowel preparation score and ADR appear to occur even with split dose preparation with or without sedation, and when combined with new techniques and methods for adenoma detection. A limitation is that some of the available data on WE and ADR are from subanalyses of studies not primarily aimed at assessing the end point of adenoma detection.27,29-32 Nonetheless, these provocative data have prompted the initiation of new and adequately powered studies which are ongoing (Table 4) to confirm the hypothesis that WE has a favorable impact on overall and proximal ADR. In conclusion, studies with ADR as the primary outcome, comparing WE with usual AI should be performed with adequate sample size to test the hypothesis that WE is superior in enhancing ADR. Furthermore, WE may be an appropriate insertion platform in the study of new techniques and methods to optimize polyp and adenoma detection. The following hypothesis deserves to be evaluated in future RCT: with optimal withdrawal techniques, WE during insertion, with or without being combined with new approaches, may enhance the detection rate of adenomas and sessile serrated polyps. J Interv Gastroenterol 45 Table 4. Ongoing RCT assessing the impact of water exchange colonoscopy on ADR The Effects of the Water-exchanged Colonoscopy on Adenoma Detection Rate (NCT02135601) Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Water and Air Colonoscopy in a Community Based Setting (NCT01729416) Water-aided Colonoscopy vs. Air Insufflation Colonoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Screening (NCT02041507) Comparison of Adenoma Detection Rate Among Water, Carbon Dioxide and Air Methods of Minimal Sedation Colonoscopy (NCT01782014) Effectiveness of Instillation of Blue Water (Indigo Carmin®) for Colonoscopy (GRAND BLEU) (NCT01937429) Comparing the Adenoma Detection Rate With Air Insufflation, Water Immersion and Water Exchange (NCT01894191) Comparative Efficacy of Water & Indigo Carmine vs. Water or Air Method on Adenoma Detection Rate (ADR) - a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) (NCT01607255) Comparison of Methods to Distend the Colon During Insertion: CO2, Air Insufflation, Water-aided Colonoscopy (NCT01954862) ADR, adenoma detection rate; RCT, randomized controlled trial. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 46 References Inoue K, Dohi O, Gen Y, Jo M, Mazaki T, Tokita K, et al. 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