Narrow band imaging under less-air condition improves the visibility of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Narrow band imaging under less-air condition improves the visibility of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background The current virtual chromoendoscopy equipment cannot completely detect superficial squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the esophagus, despite its development in the recent years. Thus, in this study, we aimed to elucidate the appropriate air volume during endoscopic observation to i...

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Main Authors: Taro Iwatsubo, Ryu Ishihara, Yasushi Yamasaki, Yusuke Tonai, Kenta Hamada, Minoru Kato, Sho Suzuki, Mitsuhiro Kono, Hiromu Fukuda, Yusaku Shimamoto, Kentaro Nakagawa, Masayasu Ohmori, Masamichi Arao, Kenshi Matsuno, Hiroyoshi Iwagami, Shuntaro Inoue, Hiroko Nakahira, Noriko Matsuura, Satoki Shichijo, Akira Maekawa, Takashi Kanesaka, Yoji Takeuchi, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo, Kazuhide Higuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Narrow band imaging
Less air
Superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01534-2

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