In Vivo Diagnostic Accuracy of High-Resolution Microendoscopy in Differentiating Neoplastic from Non-Neoplastic Colorectal Polyps: A Prospective Study

Abstract

In conclusion, this in vivo study demonstrates that HRME can be a very effective modality in the differentiation of neoplastic and non-neoplastic colorectal polyps. A combination of standard white-light colonoscopy for polyp detection and HRME for polyp classification has the potential to truly allow the endoscopist to selectively determine which lesions can be left in situ, which lesions can simply be discarded, and which lesions need formal histopathologic analysis.