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SynthesisDiseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus2023

Unsedated transnasal endoscopy for the detection of Barrett's esophagus: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lotte J Huibertse, Yonne Peters, Dieuwertje Westendorp, Peter D Siersema

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Synthesis in Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Screening for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma: recent advances and next steps.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2026
    Review
  4. Review
  5. Endoscopic Screening of Barrett's Esophagus.Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America · 2026
    Review
  6. Article
  7. Review
  8. Article
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  12. New Techniques to Screen for Barrett Esophagus.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2023
    Article
  13. Unmet needs in Barret's esophagus diagnosis and treatment: a narrative review.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2023
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lotte J HuibertseDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Yonne PetersDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Dieuwertje WestendorpDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Peter D SiersemaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLRadboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences · NLRadboud University Medical Center · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional esophagogastroduodenoscopy (cEGD) is currently the gold standard endoscopic procedure for diagnosis and surveillance of Barrett's esophagus (BE). This procedure is however less suitable for widespread screening because of its invasiveness and costs. An alternative endoscopic procedure is unsedated transnasal endoscopy (uTNE). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy, patient tolerability, technical success rate, and safety of uTNE compared with cEGD for detecting BE and related neoplasia. PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library were searched for studies that reported the diagnostic accuracy of uTNE compared with cEGD for detecting BE and related neoplasia. Eight prospective studies were included, in which 623 patients underwent both uTNE and cEGD. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of uTNE for detecting columnar epithelium were 98% (95% CI 83-100%) and 99% (95% CI 82-100%), respectively. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of uTNE for detecting intestinal metaplasia in biopsies were 89% (95% CI 78-95%) and 93% (95% CI 71-98%), respectively. In three of the six studies that reported patient tolerability, a higher patient tolerability of uTNE compared with cEGD was reported. The technical success rate of uTNE ranged from 89% to 100% and no (serious) adverse events were reported. This systematic review and meta-analysis provides evidence that uTNE is an accurate, safe, and well-tolerated procedure for the detection of columnar epithelium and can be considered as screening modality for BE.

Indexed as

Barrett EsophagusBiopsyEndoscopy, GastrointestinalHumansMetaplasiaProspective StudiesBarrett’s esophagusbiopsyscreeningtransnasal endoscopy

Identifiers

PMID35830873
PMCPMC9885739
OpenAlexW4285387950

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