Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 72, Issue 3 , Pages 572-576 , September 2010

Differentiating adenomas from hyperplastic colorectal polyps: narrow-band imaging can be learned in 20 minutes

Received 4 December 2009 ,Accepted 22 March 2010.

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 DISCLOSURE: D.K. Rex disclosed a speakers' bureau relationship with Olympus America, Inc. All other authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

 See CME section; p. 600

PII: S0016-5107(10)01481-1

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.03.1124

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 72, Issue 3 , Pages 572-576 , September 2010

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