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Visceral Medicine, 2018 Endoscopes extend the eyes of the physician into the patient's body. They are widely used in gastrointestinal (GI) diagnostics and minimally invasive surgery. Endoscopes can be classified into 3 types: rigid, flexible, and capsule endoscopes. Rigid and flexible endoscopes are traditionally held and manipulated by the physician to visualize the region ...
Zheng, Li, Philip Wai-Yan, Chiu
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Early diagnosis and management of esophageal leakage after peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia
The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2016 Background/Aims: To improve the understanding of esophageal leakage after peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM). Materials and Methods: From August 2010 to April 2013, patients with postoperative esophageal leakage were identified from the database of cases ...
Yi-Qun Zhang +8 more
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A Nomogram to Predict Benign/Malignant Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Based on EBUS Sonographic Features
International Journal of Clinical PracticeBackground. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) sonographic features help identify benign/malignant lymph nodes while conducting transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA).
Bingchao Ling +6 more
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Airway stenosis complicated by endobronchial ultrasound‐guided tissue acquisition: A case report
Thoracic Cancer, 2022 Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)‐guided tissue acquisition (TA) performed by transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is the main diagnostic procedure in mediastinal and hilar lymph node (LN) biopsy.
Keigo Uchimura +4 more
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Endoscopic resection for small rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a pilot study
BMC GastroenterologyBackground Rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors are a rare subset of gastrointestinal stromal tumors with malignant potential, making their management clinically challenging.
Kedinuer Abulaiti +8 more
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018 Background and Aims. Gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) has been regarded as a novel and minimally invasive therapy for refractory gastroparesis.
Jiaxin Xu +9 more
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Thoracic Cancer, 2022 Cryobiopsy is advantageous for collecting larger specimens with minimum crushing compared to forceps biopsy and transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), but it has not been widely used for mediastinal tumors.
Yuki Ishiguro +6 more
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A study comparing an endoscopy nurse and an endoscopy physician in capsule endoscopy interpretation
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2011 Complete review of wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) recordings by a physician is time-consuming and laborious and may be perceived as a limitation to perform WCE. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a nurse in interpreting WCE.A total of 102 WCE videos were evaluated by a single gastroenterologist and a nurse experienced as an ...
Dokoutsidou, H. +7 more
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Veterinary Quarterly, 1985 Endoscopic examination is described as a valuable diagnostic method in birds. In the introduction, reference is made to the literature on this subject. Apart from the classical approaches, alternative sites to enter the thoraco-abdominal cavity in birds are discussed.
J T, Lumeij +4 more
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Digestion, 2023 <b><i>Background:</i></b> Functional endoscopy signifies a significant advancement in gastrointestinal examination, integrating motor function assessments alongside routine endoscopy findings. Traditional gastrointestinal endoscopy primarily focuses on the detection of early-stage cancer by identifying morphological changes ...
Inoue, Haruhiro, Shimamura, Yuto
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