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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2013; 19(19): 2950-2955
Published online May 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i19.2950
Published online May 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i19.2950
Current application situation of gastrointestinal endoscopy in China
Xiu-Li Zhang, Zhong-Sheng Lu, Ping Tang, Jin-Yan Kong, Yun-Sheng Yang, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Zhang XL and Lu ZS contributed equally to this work; Zhang XL, Lu ZS and Yang YS designed the study; Zhang XL, Tang P and Kong JY performed the survey; Zhang XL, Lu ZS and Kong JY collected and analyzed the data; Zhang XL and Lu ZS completed the manuscript; Yang YS verified the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Yun-Sheng Yang, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China. sunny301ddc@126.com
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Received: December 24, 2012
Revised: February 18, 2013
Accepted: March 22, 2013
Published online: May 21, 2013
Processing time: 147 Days and 3.9 Hours
Revised: February 18, 2013
Accepted: March 22, 2013
Published online: May 21, 2013
Processing time: 147 Days and 3.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Rapid developments in gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy have taken place in China in the past decade. Major diagnostic endoscopes and therapeutic endoscopy procedures are predominantly confined to large endoscopy units, whereas small and medium units, often perform fewer endoscopic procedures and have less equipment, and are mostly restricted to diagnostic endoscopy. In addition to improvement in GI endoscopy equipment, standard procedures including the standard reprocessing for endoscopy will be the focus in the future in China.