Novel mouthpiece for reducing the gag reflex during esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
Kazunori FujiwaraKazuya MatsumotoNaoki UedaMasaru UekiTakahiro FukuharaYuichiro IkebuchiHajime IsomotoHiromi TakeuchiPublished in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2019)
The new mouthpiece we developed reduced the gag reflex during EGD by extending the pharynx, thus decreasing examinee discomfort and increasing endoscopic operability.