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Scope for unsedated TNE. (Product Marketplace).


In-office, unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy(TNE TNE The Net Effect (UK)
TNE Trusted Network Environment
TNE The New Economics
TNE Trans-Nasal Esophagoscopy
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) is now performed easily with the Pentax EE-1 540 Video Esophagoscope e·soph·a·go·scope
n.
An endoscope for examining the interior of the esophagus.



esophagoscope

an endoscope for examination of the esophagus.
. Featuring a 5.3-mm, ultraslim insertion tube, the EE-1540 has a 60-cm overall insertion-tube length, is equipped with a 2.0-mm instrument channel for accessories, and has air/water insufflation insufflation /in·suf·fla·tion/ (-sah-fla´shun)
1. the act of blowing a powder, vapor, or gas into a body cavity.

2. finely powdered or liquid drugs carried into the respiratory passages by such devices as aerosols.
 and biopsy/suction capabilities.

This scope can be inserted transnasally with only topical anesthetic, making in-office, unsedated esophagoscopy a reality. Unsedated TNE has the potential of saving the physician and the patient time and money, as a result of shorter procedure time, no need for recovery from intravenous anesthesia intravenous anesthesia
n.
General anesthesia in which venipuncture is used as a means of injecting central nervous system depressants into the bloodstream.
, and less time missed from work.
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Publication:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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Date:Apr 1, 2003
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