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Clinical experience with a glass-fiber gastroscope

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1. Clinical experience with a fiber gastroscope indicated this to be a useful instrument.

2. Topical anesthesia and an assistant to support the head were not required.

3. The examination caused minimal discomfort in most patients and for this reason prolonged examination was possible.

4. Color photographs were easily obtained without special skills or equipment.

5. The body, antrum, and pylorus of the stomach were clearly visualized. Examination of the fundus and cardioesophageal region was not satisfactory. Visualization of the duodenum was not consistently accomplished.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. From the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, New York

    Philip LoPresti M.D., Newton D. Scherl M.D., Lawrence Greene M.D. & John T. Farrar M.D.

  2. the Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, USA

    Philip LoPresti M.D., Newton D. Scherl M.D., Lawrence Greene M.D. & John T. Farrar M.D.

  3. the Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York, N.Y.

    Philip LoPresti M.D., Newton D. Scherl M.D., Lawrence Greene M.D. & John T. Farrar M.D.

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We acknowledge with appreciation the assistance rendered by Miss Mildred DeMaria of the Medical Illustration Service of the New York Veterans Administration Hospital.

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LoPresti, P., Scherl, N.D., Greene, L. et al. Clinical experience with a glass-fiber gastroscope. Digest Dis Sci 7, 95–101 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02232664

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