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Endoscopy
Research results from S.C. Reddymasu and co-authors update knowledge of endoscopy
February 9th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "The introduction of flexible fiberoptic endoscopy in the 1960s was a major step forward in the diagnosis and management of various esophageal disorders." "Since then, there has been steady progress in the development of novel gastrointestinal endoscopy techniques. Magnification and high-resolution endoscopy, chromoendoscopy, narrow-band imaging, autofluorescence imaging, and confocal laser endomicroscopy are some of the recent advances that have shown promise in the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's esophagus, and adenocarcinorna of the esophagus," wrote S.C. Reddymasu and...
Source: Gastroenterology Week (2009-02-09)
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