After medical treatment, elective WE-MDCT was performed because of incomplete colonoscopy.
WE-MDCT performed because of incomplete colonoscopy shows pronounced, stratified mural thickening of the distal ileum (arrowheads) consistent with active disease.
The remaining 87 were excluded because of incomplete colonoscopy, corrupted urine samples, or other diagnoses found at the time of colonoscopy.
To be eligible, the subjects in this study were required to have had a complete colonoscopy; to be English- or Spanish-speaking; and to be between the ages of 35 and 84 years (18.8% of the subjects were not eligible because of incomplete colonoscopy, language restrictions and or age restrictions).
The majority of patients (71.8%, N = 61) underwent repeat exam within 1 year of incomplete colonoscopy; the median time from incomplete to repeat colonoscopy was 85.3 days (IQR 586.6 days).
We conducted a retrospective chart review of incomplete colonoscopy procedures in patients age 18-90 an academicmic teaching hospital referred to an endoscopist specializing in difficult colonoscopy.
Reference standard=colonoscopy after segmental unblinding or second look colonoscopy Reference standard=colonoscopy followed by a second look colonoscopy if there was no match for polyps >9 mm on CT-colonography Of the 2,600 subjects recruited, 69 subjects were excluded in the analysis as a consequence of incomplete colonoscopy and/or CT-colonography results, not further specified.
Frequency of incomplete colonoscopy was commonly cited, indicating causes such as tortuous bowel, pain, or strictures, but problems specifically related to fecal tagging were rarely mentioned.
The percentage of incomplete colonoscopies in the present study is in line with previous studies [ 7, 29].
Data extracted from the chart review included patient demographics (age, gender), BMI, history of prior surgeries, history of barium enemas, and prior incomplete colonoscopy characteristics (indication, number of prior colonoscopies, extent of prior colonoscopy, procedure duration, documented reasons for incomplete colonoscopy, and endoscopes used during the procedure).
However, if the colonoscopy was incomplete because of obstructing tumours or if the incomplete colonoscopy had been completed by another colonic examination (double-contrast barium enema or virtual colonoscopy) that failed to reveal any polypoid lesion, the results were included in the analysis.
