Importance of ileoscopy during colonoscopy for the early diagnosis of ileal tuberculosis: Report of two cases

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 813-815

  Leung, Vincent K S ^a   Tang, Wai Lun ^a   Cheung, Chi Hang ^a   Lai, Moon Sing ^a  

^a ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ILEUM DISEASE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 0035377558     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.114954     Document Type: Article

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