Tube-free varices screening
This magnetically guided capsule endoscope with a detachable string enables real-time control, achieving nearly 98% sensitivity and specificity for detecting oesophagogastric varices without serious adverse events, offering an alternative to conventional gastroscopy for screening and surveillance in cirrhotic patients.
Jiang, Xi · Pan, Jun · Xu, Qing · Song, Yu · Sun, Huan · Peng, Cheng · Qi-Qiang, Long · Wen-Bin, Zou · Yang, Rui · Wu, Shan · Chu, Ye · Dai, Jin · Liu, Xiao · Xia, Tian · Zhou, Wei · Chen, Tao · Zhou, Chun · Wu, Wei · Shao-Jun, Liu · Yang, Zhen · Wang, Fen · Zhang, Lu · Li, Cheng · Xu, Hao · Wang, Jun · Wei, Bo · Lin, Yong · Deng, Xing · Wang, Hui · Huang, Fei · Zhang, Shuo · Li, Li · Wang, Xiao · Xin-Jian, Wan · Mei-dong, Xu · Mao, Hua · Li, Zhen · Gan-Zuo, Li · Shui-Xiang, He · Liu, Jun · Yang, Chang Qing · Spada, Cristiano · Zhao-Shen, Li · Liao, Zhuan
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