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Table 2 Lesions detected by trainee endoscopists during 3782 colonoscopies

From: Trainee colonoscopists fulfil quality standards for the detection of adenomatous polyps

Lesion

Total/Detection rate

Lesions total (Polyps, Carcinomas)

3064

Polyps

2944

Adenomas

1537

 among them: Advanced Adenomas

379

 Hyperplastic Polyps

632

 No polyp/normal mucosa (according to pathological report)

503

 Unresected polyps:

 

 due to coagulopathy/blood-thinning medications

175

 due to insufficient bowel preparation

32

Polyps being lost after resection

31

Carcinomas

120

Polyp detection rate*

42%

Adenoma detection rate*

23%

Cases with at least 1 Adenoma

862

Cases with 2 or more Adenomas

339

Advanced Adenoma detection rate*

7%

Cases with at least 1 Advanced Adenoma

281

Cases with 2 or more Advanced Adenomas

54

  1. Values are presented as n (%).
  2. *Detection rates were defined as number of colonoscopies in which one or more lesion was found divided by the number of colonoscopies performed.