Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	2646
Country	Japan

Received	2013-03-06 09:09
Peer-Review Started	2013-03-06 21:43
To Make the First Decision	2013-04-16 09:09
Return for Revision	2013-04-18 16:35
Revised	2013-04-27 12:14
Second Decision	2013-06-18 10:46
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-06-19 00:27
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Ultrathin endoscope flexibility can predict discomfort associated with unsedated transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Satoshi Ono, Keiko Niimi, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Tomoko Nakao, Kazushi Suzuki, Yumiko Ohike, Shinya Kodashima, Nobutake Yamamichi, Tsutomu Yamazaki and Kazuhiko Koike
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Corresponding Author	Satoshi Ono, MD, PhD, Center for Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. satoshi-tky@umin.ac.jp
Key Words	Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Ultrathin endoscope; Visual analog scale; Discomfort; Surveillance
Core Tip	To evaluate the effects of choice of insertion route and ultrathin endoscope types for unsedated surveillance esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), this prospective study was conducted including 882 consecutive patients who underwent annual health checkup using six types of ultrathin endoscopes in a single institute. EGD-associated discomfort was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS) by patients themselves. Statistical analysis of VAS revealed the following two points; Transnasal insertion of ultrathin endoscopy for unsedated EGD can be preferable for younger males rather than elder females. Flexibility of ultrathin endoscopes can be a reliable predictor of reduction in transnasal EGD-associated discomfort rather than thinness of tip.
Publish Date	2013-07-16 14:00
Citation	Ono S, Niimi K, Fujishiro M, Nakao T, Suzuki K, Ohike Y, Kodashima S, Yamamichi N, Yamazaki T, Koike K. Ultrathin endoscope flexibility can predict discomfort associated with unsedated transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2013; 5(7): 346-351
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v5/i7/346.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v5.i7.346

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