Case of a Superficial Hypopharyngeal Cancer at the Pharyngoesophageal Junction Which Is Detected by Transnasal Endoscopy Using Trumpet Maneuver
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52963#.VK3sh8nQrzE Author(s) Kenro Kawada 1* , Tatsuyuki Kawano 1 , Taro Sugimoto 2 , Toshihiro Matsui 1 , Masafumi Okuda 1 , Taichi Ogo 1 , Yuuichiro Kume 1 , Yutaka Nakajima 1 , Katsumasa Saito 1 , Naoto Fujiwara 1 , Tairo Ryotokuji 1 , Yutaka Miyawaki 1 , Yutaka Tokairin 1 , Yasuaki Nakajima 1 , Kagami Nagai 1 , Takashi Ito 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Esophageal and General Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan . 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan . 3 Department of Human Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan . ABSTRACT Aims: In order to observe the pharyngoesophageal junction, the trumpet maneuver with trans-nasal endoscopy was used. Its efficacy is reported here. Material and Methods: A 71-year-old man who underwent esophagectomy in esopha...