Efficacy of endoscopy under general anesthesia for the detection of synchronous lesions in oral hypopharyngeal cancer

• Main Authors: Yoichiro Ono (Author), Kenshi Yao (Author), Yasuhiro Takaki (Author), Satoshi Ishikawa (Author), Kentaro Imamura (Author), Akihiro Koga (Author), Kensei Ohtsu (Author), Takao Kanemitsu (Author), Masaki Miyaoka (Author), Takashi Hisabe (Author), Toshiharu Ueki (Author), Atsuko Ota (Author), Hiroshi Tanabe (Author), Seiji Haraoka (Author), Satoshi Nimura (Author), Akinori Iwashita (Author), Susumu Sato (Author), Rumie Wakasaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Image-enhanced endoscopy can detect superficial oro-hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; however, reliable endoscopy of the pharyngeal region is challenging. Endoscopy under general anesthesia during transoral surgery occasionally reveals multiple synchronous lesions that remained...