The Role of Transnasal Esophagoscopy in ENT Office: A Prospective, Multicenter Study in Korea
ObjectivesThe purpose of study was to report the current role of transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE) in Korea.MethodsOne hundred thirty-seven patients who underwent TNE at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital (n=69) and Korea University Anam Hospital (n=68) from July 2007 to February 2009 were prosp...
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doaj-2529c681cc5c4d1fab7578e8893529ce2020-11-24T21:16:23ZengKorean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryClinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology1976-87102005-07202014-06-017212312510.3342/ceo.2014.7.2.123285The Role of Transnasal Esophagoscopy in ENT Office: A Prospective, Multicenter Study in KoreaEun-Jae Chung0Young-Soo Rho1Kwang-Yoon Jung2Jae-Wook Kim3Seung-Won Lee4Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.ObjectivesThe purpose of study was to report the current role of transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE) in Korea.MethodsOne hundred thirty-seven patients who underwent TNE at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital (n=69) and Korea University Anam Hospital (n=68) from July 2007 to February 2009 were prospectively analyzed. Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) patients without any response to proton-pump inhibitor (n=102), and patients with complaints that require esophagoscopy as part of their evaluation (n=35) were included in this study; investigation of metachronous lesions or routine follow-up screening of head and neck cancer patients, n=17; dysphagia, n=9; blood tinged saliva, n=4; to determine the cause of vocal fold paralysis as screening tool, n=4; suspicious esophageal foreign body, n=1.ResultsFifty-three patients (38.7%) had positive findings on TNE. Positive finding ratio was highest in group of dysphagia (7 among 9 patients, 78%). Forty-two patients (41.1%) were found to have pathology (esophagitis, n=41; esophageal diverticulum, n=1) during the screening examination for LPRD. There were no significant complications in any of the patients.ConclusionTNE is a high-yield diagnostic and therapeutic modality available to otolaryngologists for use on awake patients in the office setting.http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-7-123.pdfTransnasal esophagoscopyEsophagusSafety |
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Eun-Jae Chung Young-Soo Rho Kwang-Yoon Jung Jae-Wook Kim Seung-Won Lee The Role of Transnasal Esophagoscopy in ENT Office: A Prospective, Multicenter Study in Korea Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology Transnasal esophagoscopy Esophagus Safety |
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Eun-Jae Chung Young-Soo Rho Kwang-Yoon Jung Jae-Wook Kim Seung-Won Lee |
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The Role of Transnasal Esophagoscopy in ENT Office: A Prospective, Multicenter Study in Korea |
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The Role of Transnasal Esophagoscopy in ENT Office: A Prospective, Multicenter Study in Korea |
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The Role of Transnasal Esophagoscopy in ENT Office: A Prospective, Multicenter Study in Korea |
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The Role of Transnasal Esophagoscopy in ENT Office: A Prospective, Multicenter Study in Korea |
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The Role of Transnasal Esophagoscopy in ENT Office: A Prospective, Multicenter Study in Korea |
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role of transnasal esophagoscopy in ent office: a prospective, multicenter study in korea |
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Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery |
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Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology |
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1976-8710 2005-0720 |
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ObjectivesThe purpose of study was to report the current role of transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE) in Korea.MethodsOne hundred thirty-seven patients who underwent TNE at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital (n=69) and Korea University Anam Hospital (n=68) from July 2007 to February 2009 were prospectively analyzed. Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) patients without any response to proton-pump inhibitor (n=102), and patients with complaints that require esophagoscopy as part of their evaluation (n=35) were included in this study; investigation of metachronous lesions or routine follow-up screening of head and neck cancer patients, n=17; dysphagia, n=9; blood tinged saliva, n=4; to determine the cause of vocal fold paralysis as screening tool, n=4; suspicious esophageal foreign body, n=1.ResultsFifty-three patients (38.7%) had positive findings on TNE. Positive finding ratio was highest in group of dysphagia (7 among 9 patients, 78%). Forty-two patients (41.1%) were found to have pathology (esophagitis, n=41; esophageal diverticulum, n=1) during the screening examination for LPRD. There were no significant complications in any of the patients.ConclusionTNE is a high-yield diagnostic and therapeutic modality available to otolaryngologists for use on awake patients in the office setting. |
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Transnasal esophagoscopy Esophagus Safety |
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