Unsedated transnasal ultrathin esophagogastroduodenoscopy may provide betterdiagnostic performance in gastroesophageal reflux disease

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-98

  Mori, A ^a   Ohashi, N ^a   Yoshida, A ^a   Nozaki, M ^a   Tatebe, H ^b   Okuno, M ^b   Hoshihara, Y ^c   Hongo, M ^d  

^a Ichinomiya Nishi Hospital   (Japan)

^b Inuyama Chuo Hospital   (Japan)

^c Ministry of International Trade and Industry   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barrett's epithelium; Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Hiatus hernia; Reflux esophagitis; Transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL ORAL ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; GAGGING REFLEX; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; TRANSNASAL ULTRATHIN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ULTRATHIN TRANSORAL ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEMALE; GAGGING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79951823119     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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