Lidocaine spray alone is similar to spray plus viscous solution for pharyngeal observation during transoral endoscopy: a clinical randomized trial

Background and study aims It is important to examine the pharynx during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Pharyngeal anesthesia using topical lidocaine is generally used as pretreatment. In Japan, lidocaine viscous solution is the anestheti...

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Main Authors: Tomoyuki Hayashi, Yoshiro Asahina, Yohei Waseda, Kazuya Kitamura, Takashi Kagaya, Takuya Seike, Kazuhiro Okada, Yuki Inada, Hisashi Takabatake, Noriaki Orita, Yuko Yanase, Tatsuya Yamashita, Itasu Ninomiya, Kenichi Yoshimura, Shuichi Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-01-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-120414