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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3, 376–377 (1 July 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep0519

Transoral versus transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Tetsuya Nakamura

Yagi J et al. (2005) A prospective randomized comparative study on the safety and tolerability of transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Endoscopy 37: 1226–1231 Synopsis Background Transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is associated with fewer side effects than transoral EGD but its impact on cardiopulmonary function is not clear.