Ogino, Haruei http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0703-8389
Fukaura, Keita
Iboshi, Yoichiro
Nagamatsu, Yousuke
Okuno, Hiroaki
Nishioka, Kei
Nishihara, Yuichiro
Tanaka, Yoshimasa
Chinen, Takatoshi
Ihara, Eikich
Ogawa, Yoshihiro
Funding for this research was provided by:
KAKENHI (20K08389)
Article History
Received: 18 August 2020
Accepted: 2 October 2020
First Online: 10 October 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Eikichi Ihara belongs to an endowed course supported by companies including Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc., Fujifilm Medical Co., Ltd., Terumo Corporation, Fancl Corporation, and Ohga Pharmacy. All other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The aim of the present study was explained to each patient during the interview before endoscopy. Patients were informed of the potential risk of bleeding from the biopsy sites although the risk was considered to be low. Only those who gave their written informed consent were included. This study was reviewed and approved by the institutional review boards of all of the study sites and was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study is registered with the Kyushu university hospital under the identification number: 30-472.