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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2015; 21(8): 2483-2489
Published online Feb 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2483
Published online Feb 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2483
Table 2 Mucosal visibility grade by magnifying endoscopy and number of flushes needed to obtain good visibility of magnifying endoscopy in stomach n (%)
| Group A | Group B | P value | |
| Stomach | |||
| G1 | 52 (73) | 35 (48.6) | < 0.01 |
| G2 | 16 (23) | 27 (37.5) | |
| G3 | 3 (4) | 10 (14) | |
| Esophagus | |||
| G1 | 48 (67.6) | 42 (58.3) | < 0.01 |
| G2 | 17 (23.9) | 18 (25) | |
| G3 | 6 (8.4) | 12 (16.7) | |
| Number of water flush | |||
| Mean (median, range) | 0.7 ± 0.9 (0, 0-3) | 1.9 ± 1.5 (1, 0-6) | < 0.01 |
| 0-1 | 57 (80) | 38 (53) | |
| 2-3 | 14 (20) | 28 (39) | |
| 4-6 | 0 | 6 (8) | |
| Time taken to be completed examination (s), median (25%-75%) | 766 (647-866) | 760 (678-854) | 0.87 |
- Citation: Kim GH, Cho YK, Cha JM, Lee SY, Chung IK. Effect of pronase as mucolytic agent on imaging quality of magnifying endoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(8): 2483-2489
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i8/2483.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2483