Small bowel tuberculosis diagnosed by the combination of video capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 595-598

  Nakamura, Masanao ^a   Niwa, Yasumasa ^a   Ohmiya, Naoki ^a   Arakawa, Daigo ^a   Honda, Wataru ^a   Miyahara, Ryoji ^a   Matsuura, Tetsuo ^a   Ando, Takafumi ^a   Maeda, Osamu ^a   Itoh, Akihiro ^a   Hirooka, Yoshiki ^a   Goto, Hidemi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Double balloon enteroscopy; Small bowel tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENTEROPATHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS, GASTROINTESTINAL;

EID: 34250205989     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3280ec544c     Document Type: Article

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