Yugo Suzuki, Kosuke Nomura, Daisuke Kikuchi, Toshiro Iizuka, Mako Koseki, Yusuke Kawai, Takayuki Okamura, Yorinari Ochiai, Junnosuke Hayasaka, Yutaka Mitsunaga, Hiroyuki Odagiri, Satoshi Yamashita, Akira Matsui, Kenichi Ohashi, Shu Hoteya
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a commonly used tool for preoperative depth diagnosis of superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Probing EUS using the water-filled balloon method is a simple and safe examination. AIM: The aim of this study was to clarify the diagnostic performance of EUS with the water-filled balloon method for superficial ESCC compared to magnifying narrow-band imaging (ME-NBI). METHODS: We retrospectively examined 403 lesions in 393 consecutive patients diagnosed with ESCC and evaluated them with ME-NBI and EUS...
August 4, 2023: Digestive Diseases and Sciences