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Examination of the gastric fundus with the fibergastroscope

Report of a new technic

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A preliminary report of a new technic for examining lesions of the fundus of the stomach and the cardioesophageal junction is presented. This is accomplished by the formation of a half loop with the fiber gastroscope under fluoroscopic guidance. Good views of fundal lesions were obtained in 5 of 7 patients after standard fiber gastroscopy had failed.

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  1. From the Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Pratt Clinic-New England Center Hospital and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.

    Ted L. Edwards Jr. M.D. & Albert L. Muggia M.D.

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Edwards, T.L., Muggia, A.L. Examination of the gastric fundus with the fibergastroscope. Digest Dis Sci 10, 936–938 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02236008

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