title: Wire assisted sigmoid intubation: An alternative approach to overcome technically difficult colonic angulations.
abstract: Complete colonoscopy can sometimes prove technically challenging. Sharp colonic angulation can be one of the contributing factors. With the advancement in technology, various modalities have been employed to overcome technical difficulties. Here we describe a guidewire assisted sigmoid intubation to overcome this hurdle with limited resources.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States. Electronic address: kinooo2002@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kinesh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Changela
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Taruna
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Emmanuel A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ofori
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Sury
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Sushil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duddempudi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020685:Colonoscopes; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D020699:Gastroscopes; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Colonic angulations; Guidewire assisted sigmoid intubation; Sigmoid intubation