Experience with the New 4-Way, 5.5-mm Ultrathin Endoscope: A Case Series
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Deepak Agrawal Richard C. K. Wong Gerard Isenberg Ashley Faulx Amitabh Chak
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Background and Study Aims Use of ultrathin (ut) endoscopes is sometimes limited by their design (outer diameter, tip angulation and image quality). New ut-endoscopes are being designed to address these limitations. A new utendoscope, XGIF-PV70N5 (Olympus America Inc.), with an outer diameter of 5.5 mm, 4-way angulation and narrow band imaging has recently been introduced. In this study, we report our subjective experience with this prototype ut-endoscope and discuss the practical uses of its newfeatures. Patients and Methods In this prospective case series, ut-endoscopy was performed on selected patients scheduled for endoscopy at a tertiary referral center. Results Ut-endoscopy was successfully performed on 15 patients with varied indications. The 4-way angulation proved advantageous but not necessary. Narrow band imaging was not very useful in this group of patients. The image quality was satisfactory. Conclusions The prototype ut-endoscope can be used for a broad range of indications. The 4-way angulation may prove advantageous in specific situations and the role of narrow-band imaging remains to be defined
Dig Dis Sci (2011) 56:909–914 DOI 10.1007/s10620-010-1344-9 Received: 31 March 2010 / Accepted: 1 July 2010 / Published online: 29 July 2010
