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What are the benefits of the variable-stiffness colonoscope?

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boxed-textLee DW et al. (2007) Use of a variable-stiffness colonoscope decreases the dose of patient-controlled sedation during colonoscopy: a randomized comparison of 3 colonoscopes. Gastrointest Endosc 65: 424–429

Variable-stiffness colonoscopes seem to offer a small advantage over conventional colonoscopes in terms of minimizing recurrent looping in the sigmoid during insertion and reducing the need for sedation and ancillary maneuvers

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Saunders, B., East, J. What are the benefits of the variable-stiffness colonoscope?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 8–9 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0980

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