Water infusion colonoscopy from the splenic flexure

Nurse endoscopist performing a difficult colonoscopy. Multiple techniques are demonstrated to allow intubation of the caecum.

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Chapters (9)

0:00Starting at the splenic flexure
0:24Resolution of difficult external endoscope position
2:10Identification of luminal direction
3:16Mid transverse dip
4:33Position change to open the mid transverse
5:35Abdominal pressure in the mid-transverse
6:19Manoeuvres for deep caecal intubation
7:35Ileal intubation
8:15Ascending position change
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