Knowing how to “approach difficult or incomplete colonoscopy … is one of the most important things that gastroenterologists should all learn,” according to Jonathan Leighton, MD.
Both patient and technical factors can lead to an incomplete colonoscopy, with anatomic difficulties commonly posing challenges, said Dr. Leighton, a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and the current president of the American College of