Rapid Communication
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2007; 13(6): 906-911
Published online Feb 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i6.906
Unsedated ultrathin upper endoscopy is better than conventional endoscopy in routine outpatient gastroenterology practice: A randomized trial
Lucio Trevisani, Viviana Cifalà, Sergio Sartori, Giuseppe Gilli, Giancarlo Matarese, Vincenzo Abbasciano
Lucio Trevisani, Viviana Cifalà, Sergio Sartori, Giancarlo Matarese, Vincenzo Abbasciano, Digestive Endoscopy Centre, Department of Internal Medicine, S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
Giuseppe Gilli, Health Physics Department, S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Lucio Trevisani, Centro di Endoscopia Digestiva, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria “Arcispedale S. Anna”, C.so Giovecca 203, Ferrara 44100, Italy. tvl@unife.it
Telephone: +39-532-237558 Fax: +39-532-236932
Received: October 16, 2006
Revised: November 1, 2006
Accepted: November 23, 2006
Published online: February 14, 2007
Core Tip