High-quality Bowel Preparation Is Required for Detection of Sessile Serrated Polyps

Background & AimsThe effect of bowel preparation quality has been well-characterized for detection of adenomas but not for detection of sessile serrated adenomas/polyps (SSPs). We performed a prospective study to determine proportions of patients in whom SSPs were detected at different levels of bowel preparation quality, using common validated scoring systems.MethodsOur study enrolled 749 male veterans 50–75 years old undergoing screening or...