TransNasal
Esophagoscopy (TNE) is a technique of endoscopically examining the esophagus with
an ultrathin flexible endoscope that is passed via the nose into the esophagus.
The traditional ways of examining the esophagus fall into 2 categories, rigid
esophagoscopy in the operating room performed under General Anesthesia, or flexible
esophagoscopy in the endoscopy suite performed under intravenous, or conscious,
sedation.
With both of those techniques the esophagoscope is placed via
the mouth into the esophagus. In both cases the anesthesia required to perform
the procedure generally requires that the patient lose a day from work. With the
transnasal technique only topical anesthesia is required so that patient
may return to work shortly after the procedure is completed.
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