Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2015; 21(25): 7834-7841
Published online Jul 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i25.7834
Table 2 Kudo’s classification of colonoscopy difficulty
Difficulty classificationPresentation of correlative pattern
Grade ARelatively short sigmoid colon, easy to be shortened. Applied to most young and middle-aged men. 2-3 min taken to reach the cecum
Grade BLengthy sigmoid colon and relatively tortuous descending sigmoid flexure, easier to form a loop
Grade CSigmoid colon with local or partial adhesion after abdominal disease, surgery, or unusually long sigmoid colon, with or without obvious tortuous descending sigmoid flexure, easier to form a loop