Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of endoscopy in the Tohoku region of Japan.
Katsunori IijimaTamotsu MatsuhashiYosuke ShimodairaTatsuya MikamiTetsuro YoshimuraShunichi YanaiNorihiko KudaraTsuyotoshi TsujiHiro-O MatsushitaHiroyuki WatanabeTomoyuki KoikeKatsuaki KatoYasuhiko AbeNakao ShirahataHikichi TakutoKyoko KatakuraKoji KonoHirotake SakurabaYoshiyuki UenoHiromasa OhiraAtsushi MasamuneTakayuki MatsumotoShinsaku Fukudanull nullPublished in: DEN open (2023)
This is the most comprehensive survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of endoscopy and the resulting diagnosis of cancer in Japan. Understanding the magnitude of the decline in endoscopic examinations and cancer detection due to the pandemic is critical to understanding how many people will ultimately be affected and establishing a strategy for providing endoscopy during national emergencies.