Kudos To You: Learning your Kudo Pit Patterns and Paris Polyp Classifications

We've told patients that we won't know about their polyps until after the pathology report is back; turns out that's not precisely true. Today's excellence in optics provides an accurate instantaneous assessment of the histology of colon polyps which may help in decision making durin...

We've told patients that we won't know about their polyps until after the pathology report is back; turns out that's not precisely true. Today's excellence in optics provides an accurate instantaneous assessment of the histology of colon polyps which may help in decision making during colonoscopy.

Did you know that if a polyp has a type 5 Kudo pit pattern, 50% were invasive cancers to the submucosal layer? What is it about that scary polyp that raises your hackles? Join us in this highly interactive session where we'll learn Kudo pit patterns as well as Paris polyp classifications to elevate your GI procedure reporting and your patient care.


Describe the emerging evidence supporting the primary role of Kudo Pit Patterns in visual inspection of in situ polyps, and demonstrate your ability to identify the patterns

Authentication of Kudo Pits
Pits and their risks
Images of Kudo pits
Quiz of Kudo Pits

Discuss the potential and shortcomings of the Paris Polyp Classification, and demonstrate an ability to classify the polyp shape

Polyp shapes and and their risks (pedunculated, elevated, depressed)
Images of polyps for Paris classification
Polyps and their risks
Quiz of polyp shapes
Concerns regarding interobserver variability