Transnasal endoscopy: Technical considerations, advantages and limitations

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2014; 6(2): 41-48
Published online Feb 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i2.41

Table 1 Patients’ evaluation of transnasal endoscopy and transoral endoscopy by visual analog scale (mean ± SD)[34]

Evaluation criteria	TOE	TNE
Pain inside the nose^a	1.2 ± 0.7	3.4 ± 1.9
Pain in the throat^a	4.3 ± 2.5	1.7 ± 0.8
Retching and breathlessness feeling^a	5.4 ± 3.1	2.1 ± 1.4
Abdominal discomfort and pain^a	3.9 ± 1.7	2.3 ± 1.2
Tolerability^a	4.8 ± 2.4	2.6 ± 2.1
Overall distress and difficulty^a	4.4 ± 2.9	3.1 ± 1.8

TNE: Transnasal endoscopy; TOE: Transoral endoscopy. Visual analog scale: 0 = none; 10 = unbearable.

^aP < 0.05.

Citation: Atar M, Kadayifci A. Transnasal endoscopy: Technical considerations, advantages and limitations. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2014; 6(2): 41-48
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v6/i2/41.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v6.i2.41