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Prospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2026; 32(12): 113927
Published online Mar 28, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i12.113927
Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion
Exclusion
(1) Ability to provide informed consent; (2) ≥ 18 years of age; (3) Undergoing a colonoscopy for screening or surveillance matters by a gastroenterologist(1) Inability to provide consent; (2) Use of anticoagulation and anti-platelet agents that precludes the removal of polyps; (3) Prior history or current active inflammatory bowel disease; (4) History of polyposis syndromes or hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer; (5) Acute diverticulitis; (6) Previous colon surgery (excluding appendectomy); (7) Diagnosis of toxic megacolon; (8) Radiation therapy to abdomen or pelvis; (9) Pregnancy/lactation; (10) History of stroke or ischemia in previous 3 months; (11) Being deemed high risk by the performing endoscopist; (12) Fecal immunochemical test positive; and (13) Poor bowel prep (defined as abandoning the procedure prior to or inability to intubate the cecum)


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