Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of endoscopy in the Tohoku region of Japan

CONCLUSIONS: This is the most comprehensive survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of endoscopy and the resulting diagnosis of cancer in Japan. Understanding the magnitude of the decline in endoscopic examinations and cancer detection due to the pandemic is critical to understanding how many people will ultimately be affected and establishing a strategy for providing endoscopy during national emergencies.PMID:37273519 | PMC:PMC10235797 | DOI:10.1002/deo2.249

Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer - June 5, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Katsunori Iijima Tamotsu Matsuhashi Yosuke Shimodaira Tatsuya Mikami Tetsuro Yoshimura Shunichi Yanai Norihiko Kudara Tsuyotoshi Tsuji Hiro-O Matsushita Hiroyuki Watanabe Tomoyuki Koike Katsuaki Kato Yasuhiko Abe Nakao Shirahata Takuto Hikichi Kyoko Katak Source Type: research