TY - JOUR AU - East, Jeffrey M. PY - 2013 DA - 2013/02/04 TI - Effect of a proprietary intraluminal stiffening wire device on cecal intubation time and rate with used colonoscopes; a randomized, controlled trial JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 48 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - Colonoscopes are designed with balance between flexibility, required to negotiate angulations, and stiffness, required to counteract the propensity for looping in unfixed sections of the colon, which retards advancement of the instrument. Colonoscopy can be challenging with old instruments that have lost native stiffness and become less responsive to torquing. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-48 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-6-48 ID - East2013 ER -