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Review
. 2022 Sep;34(6):1110-1120.
doi: 10.1111/den.14297. Epub 2022 Apr 8.

Present status and the future of ultrathin endoscopy

Takashi Kawai  1 , Yusuke Kawai  1 , Mariko Hamada  1 , Eri Iwata  1 , Ryota Niikura  1 , Naoyoshi Nagata  1 , Kyosuke Yanagisawa  1 , Mitsushige Sugimoto  1 , Masakatsu Fukuzawa  2 , Tetsuya Yamagishi  1 , Takao Itoi  2
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Review

Present status and the future of ultrathin endoscopy

Takashi Kawai et al. Dig Endosc. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Endoscopic population-based screening for gastric cancer began in April 2016, and the use of transnasal ultrathin esophagogastroduodenoscopy (UT-EGD) has rapidly become popular. With UT-EGD, discomfort associated with an examination is reduced, patient satisfaction is high, and adverse effects on cardiopulmonary function are fewer. Consequently, UT-EGD is a good option for gastric screening in an aging society. Because of the narrower diameter of the endoscope, however, image quality is inferior to that obtained using transoral conventional esophagogastroduodenoscopy (C-EGD). As a result, lesions observed by UT-EGD must be viewed at close proximity and chromoendoscopy should be used concurrently, which is burdensome for the endoscopist. Recent innovations by endoscope manufacturers have enabled dramatic improvements in transnasal UT-EGD and facilitated Hi-Vision imaging. Furthermore, image enhancement that allows for observation on a par with transoral C-EGD is now feasible. In the future, UT-EGD will be equipped with functions that permit magnified endoscopic image. It is anticipated that a multiroute transition between transnasal and transoral UT-EGD will become possible.

Keywords: blue laser imaging; gastric cancer; linked color imaging; narrow-band imaging; transnasal ultrathin esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

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