Gastrointestinal endoscopy
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · Jul 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyCovered versus uncovered self-expandable metallic stents for palliation of malignant pyloric obstruction in gastric cancer patients: a randomized, prospective study.
Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) provide effective palliation of malignant pyloric obstruction in patients with inoperable gastric cancer. ⋯ Both the covered and uncovered SEMSs are effective and have comparable 8-week patency in patients with malignant pyloric obstruction, despite different patterns of late stent failure.
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · Jul 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA prospective, randomized, comparative trial evaluating respiratory depression during patient-controlled versus anesthesiologist-administered propofol-remifentanil sedation for elective colonoscopy.
Patient-controlled sedation (PCS) with propofol-remifentanil (PR) is associated with rapid sedation and recovery, but it is associated with a greater requirement for airway rescue than PCS with midazolam-fentanyl. ⋯ NCT00868920.).
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Gastrointest. Endosc. · Jul 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEfficacy of computed virtual chromoendoscopy on colorectal cancer screening: a prospective, randomized, back-to-back trial of Fuji Intelligent Color Enhancement versus conventional colonoscopy to compare adenoma miss rates.
Colonoscopy is the criterion standard for screening of colorectal neoplasms. Nonetheless, a substantial miss rate with conventional, white-light colonoscopy (WL) remains a challenge. ⋯ FICE at screening colonoscopy did not improve the adenoma miss rate or detection rate compared with WL.