Blue Laser Imaging with a Small-Caliber Endoscope Facilitates Detection of Early Gastric Cancer

Conventional endoscopy often misses early gastric cancers with minimal red discoloration because they cannot be distinguished from inflamed mucosa. We treated a patient with a small early gastric cancer that was difficult to diagnose using conventional endoscopy. Conventional endoscopy using a small...

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Main Authors: Haruo Takahashi, Yoshimasa Miura, Hiroyuki Osawa, Takahito Takezawa, Yuji Ino, Masahiro Okada, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Hironori Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hoon Jai Chun 2019-05-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2018-100.pdf