Abstract:Objective To evaluate the usefulness of a black hood attached to the tip of colonoscope combined with narrow band imaging for detection efficiency of adenoma /polyp. Methods Consecutive patients referred for colonoscopy at our hospital between October 2016 and October 2018 were enrolled in the study and randomly divided into black hood group and control group. The two groups were assigned to black hood assisted colonoscopy with narrow band imaging and standard white light colonoscopy, respectively, of which adenoma and polyp detection rates were compared and subgroup analysis was conducted. Results A total of 1000 consecutive patients were enrolled in the study (500 patients in each group). In the black hood group, detection rate and average number of proximal colonic adenoma/polyp were both significantly higher than those in the standard white light colonoscopy with 7.0%/7.4% and 0.15/0.23 respectively (P<0.05). However, there were no significant differences in detection rate and average number of distal colorectal adenoma/polyp between two groups. Conclusion Black hood assisted colonoscopy with narrow band imaging can significantly improve detection efficiency of proximal colorectal adenoma/polyp. The combined technique has obvious advantages for detection of proximal colonic and minor lesions.