Three-Dimensional Flexible Endoscopy Can Facilitate Efficient and Reliable Endoscopic Hand Suturing: An Study

• Main Authors: Jun Omori (Author), Osamu Goto (Author), Kazutoshi Higuchi (Author), Takamitsu Umeda (Author), Naohiko Akimoto (Author), Masahiro Suzuki (Author), Kumiko Kirita (Author), Eriko Koizumi (Author), Hiroto Noda (Author), Teppei Akimoto (Author), Mitsuru Kaise (Author), Katsuhiko Iwakiri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background/Aims Three-dimensional (3D) flexible endoscopy, a new imaging modality that provides a stereoscopic view, can facilitate endoscopic hand suturing (EHS), a novel intraluminal suturing technique. This ex-vivo pilot study evaluated the usefulness of 3D endoscopy in EHS. Methods Four endoscop...