Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2017; 23(9): 1657-1665
Published online Mar 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i9.1657
Figure 3
Figure 3 Resistance to knife insertion inside the scope. Resistance to the insertion of Flushknife-BT or Flushknife-BTS inside the scope at various endoscopic angles was measured using a measuring instrument by NIDEC-SHIMPO CORPORATION. The column denotes mean data and the bar shows the range of experiments performed in triplicate. Resistance was lower at all endoscopic angles with Flushknife-BTS than with Flushknife-BT. aP < 0.05, BT vs BTS. FlushKnife-BT: Ball-tipped FlushKnife; FlushKnife-BTS: A novel slim type FlushKnife-BT.