Endoscopic identification of endoluminal esophageal landmarks for radial and longitudinal orientatio

• 作 者: Fabian Emura Rene Gomez-Esquiv
• 机 构: DivisionofGastroenterology,DepartmentofInternalMedicine.UniversidaddeLaSabana,DivisionofIntervention
• 出 处: 世界胃肠病学杂志:英文版
• 发表日期: 2019年4期
• 关键词: Esophagus Natural landmark RADIAL ORIENTATION Longitudinal ORIENTATION Four-quad
• 基金项目: (in part)a grant in aid from the Emura Foundation for the Promotion of Cancer Research,No.01221.

AIM To characterize esophageal endoluminal landmarks to permit radial and longitudinal esophageal orientation and accurate lesion location.METHODS Distance from the incisors and radial orientation were estimated for the main left bronchus and the left atr