Table 1. Comparison of different methods for surveillance in Lynch syndrome (LS).
Series | Number of patients | Methods compared1 | Additionally detected adenomas |
Lecomte et al. 14 | 33 | Chromo vs. HRC | 11 |
Hurlstone et al. 15 | 25 | Chromo vs. HRC | 32 |
Huneburg et al. 16 | 109 | Chromo vs. WLEChromo vs. NBI | 1.5 vs. 0.5 lesion/patient1.8 vs. 0.7 lesion/patient |
East et al. 17 | 62 | NBI vs. HDWL | 21 |
Stoffel et al. 18 | 54 | Chromo vs. WLE“Intensive” WLE ( > 20 min) vs. WLE | 57 |
Ramsoekh et al. 19 | 75 | AFE vs. WLE | 22 |
Chromo, chromoendoscopy; HRC, high resolution colonoscopy; WLE, white light endoscopy; NBI, narrow band imaging; HDWL, high definition white light endoscopy; AFE, autofluorescence endoscopy.
The first method listed is the better method.