title: Transnasal esophagoscopy: a position statement from the American Bronchoesophagological Association (ABEA).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review and summarize the current literature on transnasal esophagoscopy, and to compare information with conventional esophagoscopy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medline (Ovid), book chapters.
  
  
  METHODS
  A thorough review of the literature using the Medline database was performed with the following search terms: esophagoscopy, transnasal esophagoscopy, ultrathin endoscopy, and esophagoscope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The literature seems to support the equivalence of transnasal esophagoscopy and conventional esophagoscopy in image quality and diagnostic capability. It also points to some potential advantages of transnasal esophagoscopy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transnasal esophagoscopy is a useful tool for accurate diagnosis and can be used in a variety of office procedures.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, NYU Medical Center, New York City, NY 10016, USA. milan.amin@nyumc.org
authors: Milan R
authors: MR
authors: Amin
authors: Gregory N
authors: GN
authors: Postma
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Setzen
authors: Jamie A
authors: JA
authors: Koufman
mesh_terms: D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020701:Esophagoscopes; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans