A defoaming agent should be used with pronase premedication to improve visibility in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Endoscopy

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 531-534

  Kuo, C H ^a   Sheu, B S ^b   Kao, A W ^b   Wu, C H ^b   Chuang, C H ^b  

^a ST MARTIN DE PORRES HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOAMING AGENT; BICARBONATE; CARBON 13; DIMETICONE; PRONASE; UREA; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH ULCER; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; UREA BREATH TEST;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREMEDICATION; PRONASE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 0036294428     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-33220     Document Type: Article

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