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Observational studyScientific reports2020

The endoluminal pressures during flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Yuki Ushimaru, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masashi Hirota, Yasuaki Miyazaki, Kotaro Yamashita, Takuro Saito, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa and 3 more

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yuki UshimaruDepartment of Next Generation Endoscopic Intervention (Project ENGINE), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Center of Medical Innovation and Translational Research, Suite 0912, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Kiyokazu NakajimaDepartment of Next Generation Endoscopic Intervention (Project ENGINE), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Center of Medical Innovation and Translational Research, Suite 0912, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. knakajima@gesurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-8635-7585
Masashi HirotaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Yasuaki MiyazakiDepartment of Surgery, Rinku General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
Kotaro YamashitaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Takuro SaitoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Koji TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Tomoki MakinoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Tsuyoshi TakahashiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Yukinori KurokawaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Makoto YamasakiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Masaki MoriDepartment of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yuichiro DokiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
The University of Osaka · JPKyushu University · JPOsaka City University · JPToyonaka Municipal Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, endoscopic insufflation is crucial and directly affects visualization. Optimal visualization enables endoscopists to conduct better examinations and administer optimal treatments. However, endoscopic insufflation is typically performed manually and is subjective. We aimed to measure the GI endoluminal pressure during flexible GI endoscopy. Participants underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) at our endoscopy center. Pressure measurement was conducted after completing diagnostic or follow-up EGD. The endoluminal pressure in the esophagus and stomach was measured at 1-s intervals for 1 min while performing EGD for observational and diagnostic purposes. During the measurements, the endoscopists maintained what they subjectively considered to be adequate exposure for screening for lesions by dilating the lumen. Eighty patients were enrolled in this study. The upper GI endoluminal pressure was assessed during EGD without adverse events. The esophageal endoluminal pressure averaged 8.9 (- 3.0 to 20.7) mmHg, and the gastric endoluminal pressure averaged 10.0 (3.0-17.9) mmHg; the upper GI endoluminal pressures were not affected by patient-related factors or the number of endoscopists' postgraduate years. We have successfully obtained the GI endoluminal pressures during EGD. Further accumulation of these data may lead to more stable and reproducible flexible endoscopic diagnosis and intervention.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overEndoscopy, GastrointestinalEsophagusFemaleGastrointestinal DiseasesHumansInsufflationMaleMiddle AgedPressureReproducibility of ResultsStomach

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PMID33097772
PMCPMC7584655
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