Necessity of transnasal gastroscopy in routine diagnostics: a patient-centred requirement analysis

IntroductionNumerous indications require regular upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (oesophagogastroduodenoscopy; EGD) in outpatients. In most cases, peroral gastroscopy is performed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the need of transnasal gastroscopy (nEGD) in outpatients.MethodsA questionnaire...

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Main Authors: Anna-Livia Schuldt, Holger Kirsten, Jan Tuennemann, Mario Heindl, Florian van Bommel, Juergen Feisthammel, Marcus Hollenbach, Albrecht Hoffmeister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:BMJ Open Gastroenterology