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Disinfection of otorhinolaryngological endoscopes with electrolyzed acid water: A cross-sectional and multicenter study [PDF]

, 2022
Glutaraldehyde, a germicide for reprocessing endoscopes that is important for hygiene in the clinic, might be hazardous to humans. Electrolyzed acid water (EAW) has a broad anti-microbial spectrum and safety profile and might be a glutaraldehyde ...
Sakamoto, Tatsunori, Ishikawa, Seiji, Kitada, Yuji, Mizuno, Keisuke, Okano, Takayuki, Hayashi, Hideki, Sakamoto, Susumu, Mizuta, Masanobu, Suzuki, Youichi, Nakano, Takashi, Omori, Koichi   +10 more
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Utility of Direct Peroral Cholangioscopy Using a Multibending Ultraslim Endoscope for Difficult Common Bile Duct Stones

Gut and Liver, 2022
Background/Aims: Treatment options for difficult bile duct stones are limited. Direct peroral cholangioscopy (POC)-guided lithotripsy may be an option. A newly developed multibending (MB) ultraslim endoscope has several structural features optimized for ...
Won Myung Lee, Jong Ho Moon, Yun Nah Lee, Il Sang Shin, Tae Hoon Lee, Jae Kook Yang, Sang-Woo Cha, Young Deok Cho, Sang-Heum Park   +8 more
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Challenging endoscopy reprocessing guidelines: a prospective study investigating the safe shelf life of flexible endoscopes in a tertiary gastroenterology unit

, 2007
Background and study aims: Professional practice guidelines for endoscope reprocessing recommend reprocessing endoscopes between each case and proper storage following reprocessing after the last case of the list.
Lindemayer, F, Gill, A, S. Reynolds, Reynolds, S, Osborne, S., George, Narelle, Chalmers, Margaret, M. Chalmers, Chalmers, M, Lindemayer, F., A. Gill, Gill, A., Reynolds, S., Osborne, Sonya, Osborne, S, F. Lindemayer, S. Osborne, Reynolds, Stewart, George, N, Gill, Anne, N. George, Chalmers, M., Lindenmayer, Fiona, George, N.   +23 more
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UV light-based decontamination: an effective and fast way for disinfection of endoscopes in otorhinolaryngology?

, 2020
Background!#!Reprocessing of endoscopes becomes increasingly complex, due to rising demands of hygiene. Established methods are often expensive/time-consuming. Recent studies suggest beneficial aspects of disinfection by UV light.
Rudhart, Stefan A., Guenzel, Thomas, Gehrt, Francesca, Hoch, Stephan, Wilhelm, Thomas, Stankovic, Petar, Thangavelu, Kruthika, Günther, Frank, Dapper, Laura, Stuck, Boris A.   +9 more
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Guideline Implementation: Processing Flexible Endoscopes

, 2016
The updated AORN “Guideline for processing flexible endoscopes” provides guidance to perioperative, endoscopy, and sterile processing personnel for processing all types of reusable flexible endoscopes and accessories in all procedural settings.
Bashaw, Marie A.
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Development of an acute pancreatitis porcine model based on endoscopic retrograde infusion of contrast medium or sodium taurocholate [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019
Background/Aims A reproducible, endoscope-based, large animal model, of acute pancreatitis was developed to meet the need for a suitable means of preclinically testing treatments.
Jin-Seok Park, Seok Jeong, Joon Mee Kim, Bum Hei Lee, Jae Min Kim, Don Haeng Lee   +5 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Loss of proton‐sensing TDAG8 increases tumor progression in mouse models of colon cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of the pH‐sensing receptor TDAG8 accelerates colorectal cancer progression in mice. Animals lacking TDAG8 expression had increased tumor growth, DNA damage, and recruitment of tumor‐associated immune cells, including macrophages, neutrophils, and monocytes.
Ermanno Malagola, Yasmine Illi, Anna Bircher, Marijn Wilmink, Rachele F. Malagutti, Solenn Ottié, Cordelia Schuler, Pedro A. Ruiz, Cheryl de Vallière, Klaus Seuwen, Gerhard Rogler, Martin Hausmann   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and validation of a cost-effective three-dimensional-printed cervical spine model for endoscopic posterior cervical foraminotomy training: a prospective educational study from Turkey [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal
Study Design Expanding upon established surgical simulation methods, we developed a fused deposition modeling three-dimensional (3D)-printed model of the C1–T1 vertebra for posterior cervical foraminotomy training that features silicone-based neural ...
Bilal Bahadır Akbulut, Elif Ezgi Çenberlitaş, Mustafa Serdar Bölük, Taşkın Yurtseven, Hüseyin Biçeroğlu   +4 more
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Gastrointestinal endoscope contamination rates – elevators are not only to blame: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Endoscopy International Open, 2022
Background and study aims Duodenoscopes that are contaminated due to inadequate reprocessing are well-documented. However, studies have demonstrated poor reprocessing of other kinds of endoscopes as well, including echoendoscopes, gastroscopes, and ...
Hemant Goyal, Sara Larsen, Abhilash Perisetti, Nikolaj Birk Larsen, Lotte Klinten Ockert, Sven Adamsen, Benjamin Tharian, Nirav Thosani   +7 more
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