A proposal for grading nasomucosal injury as a complication of transnasal endoscopy

A. Mori; N. Ohashi; T. Maruyama; M. Ito; T. Miyawaki; M. Okuno

doi:10.1055/s-2007-995491

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2008; 40: E60
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995491

Unusual cases and technical notes

A proposal for grading nasomucosal injury as a complication of transnasal endoscopy

A. Mori¹ , N. Ohashi¹ , T. Maruyama¹ , M. Ito² , T. Miyawaki³ , M. Okuno¹

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Inuyama Chuo Hospital, Aichi, Japan
²Ito Clinic, Nihonbashi Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
³Izumo Central Clinic, Enya-cho, Izumo, Japan

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A. Mori, MD

Department of Gastroenterology

Inuyama Chuo Hospital

Aichi 484-8511

Japan

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