Feasibility, safety, acceptability, and yield of office-based, screening transnasal esophagoscopy (with video).
Feasibility, safety, acceptability, and yield of office-based, screening transnasal esophagoscopy (with video).
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DOI:
10.1016/j.gie.2012.01.021
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发表时间:
2012-05
影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Barrett's Esophagus Risk Consortium
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作者:
Peery AF;Hoppo T;Garman KS;Dellon ES;Daugherty N;Bream S;Sanz AF;Davison J;Spacek M;Connors D;Faulx AL;Chak A;Luketich JD;Shaheen NJ;Jobe BA;Barrett's Esophagus Risk Consortium
Endoscopic screening for esophageal neoplasia can identify patients eligible for early intervention for pre-cancerous lesions. Unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy may provide an efficient and accurate endoscopic assessment with fewer risks and less cost compared to conventional upper endoscopy. To assess the feasibility, safety, acceptability and yield of unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy in a primary care population. Multi-center, prospective, cross-sectional study. Two outpatient tertiary centers. General medical clinic population between the ages of 40 and 85. Unsedated, office-based transnasal esophagoscopy. 1) Procedure yield, 2) Completeness of examination, 3) Procedure length, 4) Adverse events and complications, 5) Choking, gagging, pain or anxiety during the examination, and 6) Overall tolerability Four hundred and twenty-six participants (mean age 55.8 ± 9.5, 43% male) enrolled in the study, and 422 (99%) completed the examination. Mean examination time was 3.7 ± 1.8 minutes. There were no serious adverse events and 12 participants (2.8%) reported minor complications. Participants reported minimal choking, gagging, pain or anxiety. The examination was well tolerated by most participants. Overall, 38% of subjects had an esophageal finding that changed management (34% erosive esophagitis, 4% Barrett’s esophagus). Nonrandomized study; tertiary centers only; self-selected population with a large proportion reporting esophageal symptoms. Unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy is a feasible, safe, and well-tolerated method to screen for esophageal disease in a primary care population. Endoscopic findings are common in this patient population.