Open AccessEvaluation of preferable insertion routes for esophagogastroduodenoscopy using ultrathin endoscopes
Author(s) -
Satoshi Ono,
Kaoru Niimi,
Mitsuhiro Fujishiro,
Yu Takahashi,
Yoshiki Sakaguchi,
Chikao Nakayama,
Chihiro Minatsuki,
Rie Matsuda,
Itsuko Hirayama-Asada,
Yosuke Tsuji,
Seibu Mochizuki,
Shinya Kodashima,
Nobutake Yamamichi,
Atsuko Ozeki,
Lumine Matsumoto,
Yumiko Ohike,
Tsutomu Yamazaki,
Kazuhiko Koike
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.5045
Subject(s) - esophagogastroduodenoscopy , medicine , visual analogue scale , surgery , insertion time , endoscope , endoscopy , airway
To evaluate the discomfort associated with esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) using an ultrathin endoscope through different insertion routes.