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Technology of swallowable capsule for medical applications [PDF]

, 2014
Medical technology has undergone major breakthroughs in recent years, especially in the area of the examination tools for diagnostic purposes. This paper reviews the swallowable capsule technology in the examination of the gastrointestinal system for ...
Meng, H, Intzes, I, Cosmas, J
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Bacterial contamination of complex gastrointestinal endoscopes [PDF]

, 2023
The worldwide surge of duodenoscope-associated outbreaks since the new millennium show that current reprocessing practices do not guarantee adequately decontaminated endoscopes.
Rauwers, Arjan
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Single-use endoscopes: A narrative review

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2022
The transmission of infections through gastrointestinal endoscopy is a vital issue. The main problem lies in the use of duodenoscopes due to mechanical aspects of the scope design.
Maged Tharwat Elghannam, Moataz Hassan Hassanien, Yosry Abdelrahman Ameen, Gamal Mohammed Elattar, Ahmed Ali El Ray, Emad Abdel Wahab Turky, Mohammed Darwish El Talkawy   +6 more
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Efficacy and safety of intragastric balloon for obesity in Korea [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2023
Background/Aims Intragastric balloon (IGB) is the only available endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapy in Korea. End-ball (Endalis) has the longest history of clinical use among the IGBs available in Korea.
Kwang Gyun Lee, Seung-Joo Nam, Hyuk Soon Choi, Hang Lak Lee, Jai Hoon Yoon, Chan Hyuk Park, Kyoung Oh Kim, Do Hoon Kim, Jung-Wook Kim, Won Sohn, Sung Hoon Jung,   +11 more
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Guidelines for safety in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit [PDF]

, 2014
Historically, safety in the gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy unit has focused on infection control, particularly around the reprocessing of endoscopes.
Cohen, Lawrence B, Day, Lukejohn W, Chapman, Frank J, Cohen, Jonathan, Calderwood, Audrey H, Early, Dayna S, Collins, James, Force, ASGE Ensuring Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Task   +7 more
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Diagnostic ability of linked color imaging in ultraslim endoscopy to identify neoplastic lesions in the upper gastrointestinal tract

Endoscopy International Open, 2022
Background and study aims Linked color imaging (LCI) is a new image-enhancing technique that facilitates the differentiation of slight differences in mucosal color tone. We performed an exploratory analysis to evaluate the diagnostic capability of LCI in
Ken Haruma, Mototsugu Kato, Kenro Kawada, Takahisa Murao, Shoko Ono, Mitsuhiko Suehiro, Shinichiro Hori, Fumisato Sasaki, Tomoyuki Koike, Shinji Kitamura, Osamu Dohi, Hiromitsu Kanzaki, Nobuaki Yagi, Keiichi Hashiguchi, Shiro Oka, Kazuhiro Katada, Ryo Shimoda, Kazuhiro Mizukami, Toshihisa Takeuchi, Shinichi Katsuki, Momoko Tsuda, Yuji Naito, Tatsuyuki Kawano, Keita Mori, Hideki Ishikawa   +24 more
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Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey

Endoscopy International Open, 2021
Background and study aims Endoscope reprocessing has been associated with a variable failure rate. Our aim was to present an overview on current practices for reprocessing in Italian facilities and discuss the principle critical points ...
Giancarlo Spinzi, Angelo Milano, Piero Brosolo, Paola Da Massa Carrara, Maurizio Labardi, Alberto Merighi, Luisa Riccardi, Francesco Torresan, Maurizio Capelli   +8 more
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Multi-Society Guideline for Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes

, 2003
Flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy is a valuable diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the care of patients with gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary disorders.
Stricof, Rachel L., Henderson, Jerry, Nelson, Douglas B., Petersen, Carol, Rutala, William A., Ball, Kay A., Isenberg, Gerald, Foxx-Orenstein, Amy E., Alvarado, Carla J., Griffin-Sobel, Joyce, Ball, Marilee, Jarvis, William R., Dash, Georgia P.   +12 more
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Improved endoscopic resection of large flat lesions and early cancers using an external additional working channel (AWC): a case series

Endoscopy International Open, 2019
Background En-bloc resection of large, flat lesions or early stages of cancer is challenging. No bimanual tasks are possible using standard endoscopes. Dual-channel endoscopes are not available everywhere and have a small distance between the channels.
Benjamin Walter, Simone Schmidbaur, Yannick Krieger, Alexander Meining   +3 more
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Storage of gastrointestinal endoscopes: when is the safe time for re-use?

, 2022
Objectives: to identify the safe storage time for the use of flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes after high-level disinfection, as well as the defining criteria for this time.
Naiara Bussolotti Garcia (12688495), Adriana Cristina de Oliveira (12688071)   +1 more
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