Abstract
The use of sliding tube during total colonoscopy has been well appreciated. But manipulation of the middle length fiberscope with sliding tube sometimes becomes troublesome. We have been using “hand-made sliding tube made of rolled-up X-ray film (13cm × 45cm size) with effective results as our expectation. This simple “ hand-made sliding tube” is strong and thin enough to insert easily after the tip of fiberscope passing through S-D junction. We used this tube without fluoroscopic control with no complications. It took 8minutes on the average to reach the ceccum after use of this sliding tube. Moreover, this tube made the removal of excised polyp easy arier poiypeuwli'y. Therefore, it has been proved quite advantageous to use this simple hand-made sliding tube during colonoscopy.
