Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer related death in Ireland.
Colon cancer can be prevented if precursor polyps are detected and removed early in their course. The current gold standard technique for evaluating the colon is fibre-optic colonoscopy. Although colonoscopy is an accurate method for examining the colon, it is moderately invasive and is associated with a risk of colon perforation of approximately 1 in 1500. VC removes the need for sedation and avoids the risk of complications such as bowel perforation. VC is becoming an increasingly more realistic alternative to conventional conventional colonoscopy.