Intraluminal gas escape from biopsy valves and endoscopic devices during endoscopy: caution advised during the COVID-19 era

Background and study aims  The risk of aerosolization of body fluids during endoscopic procedures should be evaluated during the COVID-19 era, as this may contribute to serious disease transmission. Here, we aimed to investigate if use of endoscopic tools during flexible endoscopy may permit gas lea...

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Autores principales: Urakawa, Shinya, Hirashita, Teijiro, Momose, Kota, Nishimura, Makoto, Nakajima, Kiyokazu, Milsom, Jeffrey W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7895664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33655048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1336-2766

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7895664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33655048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1336-2766

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