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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy2024

Could near focus endoscopy, narrow-band imaging, and acetic acid improve the visualization of microscopic features of stomach mucosa?

Admir Kurtcehajic, Enver Zerem, Tomislav Bokun, Ervin Alibegovic, Suad Kunosic, Ahmed Hujdurovic, Amir Tursunovic, Kenana Ljuca

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevention of Gastric Cancer.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Admir KurtcehajicDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Blue Medical Group, Tuzla 75000, Tuzla Kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. admircg7@gmail.com.
Enver ZeremDepartment of Medical Sciences, The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Tomislav BokunDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Ervin AlibegovicDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla 75000, Tuzla Kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Suad KunosicDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Tuzla, Tuzla 75000, Tuzla Kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ahmed HujdurovicDepartment of Internal Medicine, Blue Medical Group, Tuzla 75000, Tuzla Kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Amir TursunovicDepartment of Surgery, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla 75000, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kenana LjucaSchool of Medicine, University of Tuzla, Tuzla 75000, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina · BA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConventional magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (NBI) observation of the gastric body mucosa shows dominant patterns in relation to the regular arrangement of collecting venules, subepithelial capillary network, and gastric pits.

aimTo evaluate the effectiveness of a new one-dual (near) focus, NBI mode in the assessment of the microscopic features of gastric body mucosa compared to conventional magnification.

methodsDuring 2021 and 2022, 68 patients underwent proximal gastrointestinal endoscopy using magnification endoscopic modalities subsequently applying acetic acid (AA). The GIF-190HQ series NBI system with dual focus capability was used for the investigation of gastric mucosa. At the time of the endoscopy, the gastric body mucosa of all enrolled patients was photographed using the white light endoscopy (WLE), near focus (NF), NF-NBI, AA-NF, and AA-NF-NBI modes.

resultsThe WLE, NF and NF-NBI endoscopic modes for all patients (204 images) were classified in the same order into three groups. Two images from each patient for the AA-NF and AA-NF-NBI endoscopic modes were classified in the same order. According to all three observers who completed the work independently, NF magnification was significantly superior to WLE (

conclusionWhen investigating gastric mucosa in microscopic detail, NF-NBI was the most powerful endoscopic mode for assessing regular arrangement of collecting venules, subepithelial capillary network, and gastric pits among the five endoscopic modalities investigated in this study. AA-NF-NBI was the most powerful endoscopic mode for analyzing crypt opening and intervening part.

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Acetic acidEndoscopic microanatomyGastric mucosaMagnifying endoscopyNarrow-band imagingNear focus

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PMID38577642
PMCPMC10989255
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