In vitro study and in vivo application of a reusable double-channel sphincterotome

Endoscopy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 401-404

  Kozarek, R A ^a   Raltz, S L ^a   Brandabur, J J ^a   Patterson, D J ^a   Ball, T J ^a   Gluck, M G ^a   Sumida, S E ^a   Roach, S K ^a   Drajpuch, D E ^a   Irizarry, D L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLEANING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRICTION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECYCLING; REIMBURSEMENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; ULTRASOUND;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLESTASIS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0034960728     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-14262     Document Type: Article

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