Comparative study of two bowel preparation regimens for colonoscopy: Senna tablets vs sodium phosphate solution

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 34, 2006, Pages 5536-5539

  Kositchaiwat, Savit ^a   Suwanthanmma, Weerapat ^a   Suvikapakornkul, Ronnarat ^a   Tiewthanom, Vaewvadee ^b   Rerkpatanakit, Prisna ^b   Tinkornrusmee, Chaowalitr ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Senna tablet; Sodium phosphate solution

Indexed keywords

SENNA EXTRACT; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CECUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGMOID; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASTE; TRANSVERSE COLON; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VERTIGO;

EID: 33749419495     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i34.5536     Document Type: Article

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