Analysis of Cardiopulmonary Stress during Endoscopy: Is Unsedated Transnasal Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Appropriate for Elderly Patients?
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Application of unsedated transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy in the diagnosis of hypopharyngeal cancer.
BACKGROUND This study evaluates the efficacy of unsedated transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in the diagnosis of hypopharyngeal cancer and screening of esophageal lesions. METHODS Twenty-seven patients with newly diagnosed hypopharyngeal cancer were evaluated by transnasal EGD without conscious sedation. RESULTS Twenty-two hypopharyngeal cancers arose from the pyriform sinus, and t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2291-2789,2291-2797
DOI: 10.1155/2014/291204