Collapse-submergence method: Simple colonoscopic technique combining water infusion with complete air removal from the rectosigmoid colon

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Mizukami, Takeshi ^a   Yokoyama, Akira ^a   Imaeda, Hiroyuki ^b   Kumai, Koichiro ^c  

^a KURIHAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Yokohama Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collapse submergence method; Colonoscopy insertion technique; Complete air removal and air infusion; Self abdominal manipulation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLON DILATATION; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; HUMAN; INFUSION; PAIN; SIGMOID; SUCTION; SYRINGE;

EID: 33845543673     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: 14431661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2007.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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