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Lead
NinePoint Medical
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Males and females over the age of 18 years.
Patients with either suspected BE presenting for endoscopy or patients with documented BE presenting for follow-up endoscopy likely to require a biopsy or patients presenting for endoscopy for non-BE related conditions other than esophageal varices.
Ability to provide written, informed consent.
Females who are able to become pregnant, are willing to take a pregnancy test.
You may not be if
Patients on anticoagulation undergoing high risk procedures in accordance to American Society For Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) guideline for the management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopic procedures (2009).
Patients with esophageal varices that preclude biopsies.
Presence of an esophageal mass that precludes full distention of the balloon from the Nvision balloon guide sheath.
Patients with esophageal strictures that would prevent adequate expansion of the balloon from the Nvision balloon guide sheath.
Patients with known inflammatory disease, esophageal tears or ulcers, which would prohibit full distention of the balloon from the Nvision balloon guide sheath.
Patients with known eosinophilic esophagitis.
Patients that are pregnant.
Patients with a history of hemostasis disorders.
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