None
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients in whom GOJ zone will be observed in upper EGD under conscious situation. (2) Patients have received sufficient explanation about their participation in this study and have given informed consent written by themselves.
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 (POEM, including balloon dilatation) (4) Patients with suspected or present neoplastic lesions in the GOJ zone (5) Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of esophageal motor dysfunction such as achalasia (6) Patients who are judged as inappropriate for participating in this study by the researchers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of identification for DEPV visibility between under natural breathing and deep-inspirate breathing | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences of identification of DEPV between patients with and without hiatal hernia in each with natural breathing and deep-inspirate breathing Differences of identification of DEPV between patients with and without reflex esophagitis in each with natural breathing and deep-inspirate breathing Differences of identification of DEPV between patients with and without Helicobacter pylori infection in each with natural breathing and deep-inspirate breathing Differences of identification of DEPV depending on the degree of endoscopic gastric atrophy in each with natural breathing and under deep-inspirate breathing Difference in DEPV visibility score between natural breathing and deep-inspirate breathing Difference of PEGF visibility rate between natural breathing and deep-inspirate breathing Concordance rate of DEPV and PEGF in each with natural breathing and deep-inspirate breathing Intraobserver and interobserver agreement for visibility of DEPV Factors associated with difficulties of identification of DEPV | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Jichi Medical University Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology