Use of robotic colonoscopy in patients with previous incomplete colonoscopy.

摘要: OBJECTIVE Conventional colonoscopy (CC) is the gold standard to diagnostic and therapeutic approach colon. However, in few cases, cecal intubation could fail due colon anatomy, patient compliance physician expertise. Endotics robotic a novel, safe, mini-invasive modality explore entire Our aim was assess, retrospective study, ability of all cases which CC failed. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between January 2008 December 2012, 276 colonscopy examinations were performed at Gastroenterology Metabolic Diseases Unit Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy, series consecutive patients who had undergone failed intubation. RESULTS We assessed rate 102 addressed after previous incomplete CC. Overall, endotics system successful 93.1% conventional (95% performance). CONCLUSIONS Whenever intended exploration with failed, endoscopy represented useful tool as it helped examine almost cases.