Image quality of abdominal ultrasonography after esophagogastroduodenoscopy is preserved by using carbon dioxide insufflation: A non-inferiority test in the same subject

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 9
• Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Suda, Yukihiro Shirota, Hiroaki Takimoto, Yasunori Tsukada, Kensaku Takishita, Takahiro Nadamura, Masaki Miyazawa, Yuji Hodo, Tokio Wakabayashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 29.09.2022

Because bowel gas deteriorates the image quality of abdominal ultrasonography (AUS), it is common to perform AUS prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). This one-way order limits the availability of examination appointments. To evaluate whether EGD using insufflation of carbon dioxide (CO2), whic...