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85 GASTROENTEROLOGY New colonoscopy tech has potential to revolutionize industry By Paige Haeffele I nnovations in colonoscopy technology are progressing rapidly and have the potential to revolutionize colonoscopy effectiveness. Here are some newer techniques to consider, per industry experts at MDLix: 1. Endoscopy 2.0 Linked color imaging is a technique that enhances endoscopy still images by rendering red areas redder and white areas whiter. is decreases the likelihood of subtle lesions being missed and can help clinicians with less experience better identify lesions. Results from a randomized controlled trial published in Endoscopy International Open found that linked color imaging is better than rival image-enhancing technology, such as blue laser imaging, blue laser imaging-bright and conventional white-light images. "While both groups of endoscopists received significant benefit from linked color imaging, the benefit was even greater for non-expert endoscopists," researchers said in the study. 2. MRI colonography A noninvasive method of detecting colorectal polyps and cancer can assess cancer metastasis. Compared to computed tomography colonography, it doesn't use ionizing radiation, though it does require similar bowel prep as that of colonoscopy. e colorectal cancer detection rate was 98.2 percent, and the pooled sensitivity was 82 percent for detection of large polyps and 38 percent for any polyp, data published in Nature Reviews showed. 3. CT capsule No bowel preparation is needed for this X-ray technology that takes the form of an imaging capsule called Check-Cap, which is swallowed. e capsule emits low-dose X-ray beams as it travels through the colon. e radiation exposure is about equal to that of a chest X-ray. e goal of these new technologies is to make the experience more bearable and more effective at polyp detection. n Yale New Haven Health System launches digestive health facility By Claire Wallace Y ale New Haven Health System and New England Medical Group have opened a new digestive health facility in Westport, Conn., according to an Aug. 29 report from Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals. Benjamin Lerner, MD, a gastroenterologist at Yale Medicine, will be the lead physician at the facility. The facility will also have additional physicians offering care on a rotating basis. "This is a great location," Dr. Lerner told the Journals. "This is a way for me to be part of Yale and not have to be in just New Haven, and I think it really works for patients as well. They get to experience Yale and the specialties available through it but closer to home." n Cleveland Clinic performs multi-digestive-organ transplant to treat rare cancer By Riz Hatton Cleveland Clinic has performed the first full multi-organ transplant with multiple digestive organs to treat a patient with a rare form of appendix cancer. The operation was led by Anil Vaidya, MD, Cleveland Clinic's Intestinal Transplant Program co-director, according to a July 4 news release. Dr. Vaidya and a team of seven surgeons completed the procedure in September. The patient had pseudomyxoma peritonei, a cancer that usually begins as a tumor in the appendix. During the procedure, the patient had his liver, stomach, pancreas, duodenum and small intestine removed, the release said. There is no evidence of the patient's cancer recurring since the procedure, Dr. Vaidya said in the release. n