Yohei Ogata, Waku Hatta, Tomoyuki Koike, So Takahashi, Tamotsu Matsuhashi, Wataru Iwai, Sho Asonuma, Hideki Okata, Motoki Ohyauchi, Hirotaka Ito, Yasuhiko Abe, Yu Sasaki, Masashi Kawamura, Masahiro Saito, Kaname Uno, Fumiyoshi Fujishima, Tomohiro Nakamura, Naoki Nakaya, Katsunori Iijima, Atsushi Masamune
OBJECTIVES: Narrow light observation is currently recommended as an alternative to Lugol chromoendoscopy (LCE) to detect esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Studies revealed little difference in sensitivity between the two modalities in expert settings; however, these included small numbers of cases. We aimed to determine whether blue light imaging (BLI) without magnification is satisfactory for preventing misses of ESCC. METHODS: This was a post-hoc analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial targeting patients at high risk of ESCC in expert settings...
March 17, 2024: Digestive Endoscopy: Official Journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society