Factors associated with oesophagogastric cancers missed by gastroscopy: a case-control study.
Foong Way David TaiNicholas WrayReena SidhuAndrew HopperMark Edward McAlindonPublished in: Frontline gastroenterology (2019)
7.7% of patients diagnosed with OG cancer could have been diagnosed and treated earlier. Our study suggests that endoscopy lists with greater numbers of procedures may be associated with missed OG cancers. The use of sedation, endoscopist background or time of procedure did not increase the risk of missed cancer procedures.