Posterior lingual lidocaine: a novel method to improve tolerance in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Eighty patients undergoing diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy in a tertiary care medical center were randomized to either lidocaine swab or spray.

Structural enhancement and video endoscopy: results of a large prospective comparative study

Structural-enhancement (SE) function electronically improves the video-endoscopic signal of Olympus processors (EXERA CV-160 or greater) This is the f...

The use of carbon dioxide for insufflation during GI endoscopy: a systematic review

Carbon dioxide (CO(2) has been proposed as an alternative to room air for GI endoscopy. The study was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of C...

Effect of pronase premedication on narrow-band imaging endoscopy in patients with precancerous conditions of stomach

To compare the visibility and diagnostic performance of NBI endoscopy. NBI should be used to improve the performance of the stomach to detect intestin...

A study comparing an endoscopy nurse and an endoscopy physician in capsule endoscopy interpretation

Reviewing wireless capsule endoscopy recordings by a physician is time-consuming and laborious. The study evaluated the efficacy of a nurse in interpr...

Systematic review with meta-analysis: Chromoendoscopy versus white light endoscopy in detection of dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

When magnification was added to CE, the detection rate of patients with dysplasia and dysplastic lesions improved. It is thus necessary to use CE in t...

[Comparative of gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors of CT virtual endoscopy and pathology]

Objective: To observe the lower gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors CT virtual endoscopy and pathology. Methods: Select 80 patients suspected colon ga...

Reproducibility of wireless capsule endoscopy in the investigation of chronic obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Capsule endoscopy is a valuable tool in the diagnostic evaluation of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. A potential small intestinal bleeding source w...