None
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients in whom GOJ zone will be observed in EGD under sedation (2) Informed consent for participating in this study is conducted after the explanation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who refuse for participating in this study (2) Patients with a history of surgical resection in upper gastrointestinal tract (3) Patients who underwent endoscopic treatment in the GOJ zone (4) Patients with tumors in the GOJ zone (5) Patients who are judged as inappropriate for participating in this study by the researchers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The rate of identifying DEPV in white light imaging | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Difference of the rates of identifying DEPV among each sedation type 2) Difference of the rates of identifying DEPV between patients with and without hiatal hernia 3) Difference of the rates of identifying DEPV in patients with and without reflux esophagitis (Los Angeles classification N, M, A, B, C, and D) 4) Difference of the rates of identifying DEPV between patients with and without Helicobacter pylori infection and among degree of endoscopic gastric atrophy 5) Difference of the rates of identifying DEPV among white light imaging and various type of image enhanced endoscopy (NBI, BLI, LCI, TXI, and RDI) 6) Difference of the rates of identifying DEPV between transoral and transnasal endoscopy and among various type of endoscope 7) The length of palisade vessels which can be seen underneath the columnar epithelium 8) Concordance rate between DEPV and PEGV (and condition of the concordance) 9) Intraobserver and interobserver agreement for visibility of DEPV 10) Factors associated with no identification of DEPV | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology