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and lets most patients undergo the procedure without sedation.
"You must retrain yourself to perform this type of exam using the
remote control," says Adam J. Goodman, MD, director of endoscopy
at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York, N.Y. "But once you learn
how to do that, it makes the procedure much easier."
The exams last longer because the device works at a single speed,
for patient safety; Dr. Goodman says he can typically reach the cecum
in 15 to 20 minutes, and it takes him about the same amount of time
to pull out.
It's a very comfortable procedure, so its biggest potential is for use
in patients who are afraid of being sedated or who don't have a friend
or family member to escort them to and from endoscopy centers, says
Dr. Goodman, adding that "it could bring perforation rates down close
to zero." OSM
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