Endoscopic Biopsy Technique using an Alcohol Swab to Prevent Transmission through the Instrument Channel in the COVID-19 Era

• Shusei Fukunaga,
• Taku Manabe,
• Mitsuhiro Kono,
• Tadashi Ochiai,
• Akira Higashimori,
• Masaki Ominami,
• Yasuaki Nagami,
• Yasuhiro Fujiwara

Affiliations

Shusei Fukunaga

Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Taku Manabe

Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Mitsuhiro Kono

Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Tadashi Ochiai

Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Akira Higashimori

Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Masaki Ominami

Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Yasuaki Nagami

Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan

Yasuhiro Fujiwara

Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan