Do we need to embrace adenoma detection rate as the main quality control parameter during colonoscopy?

J.-F. Bretagne; T. Ponchon

doi:10.1055/s-2007-995786

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2008; 40(6): 523-528
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995786

Editorial

Do we need to embrace adenoma detection rate as the main quality control parameter during colonoscopy?

J.-F. Bretagne¹ , T. Ponchon²

¹Service des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif, Rennes, France
²Fédération d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Lyon, France

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J.-F. Bretagne, MD

Service des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif

Hôpital Pontchaillou

35033 Rennes

France

Email: jean-francois.bretagne@chu-rennes.fr