Diagnostic and therapeutic yield of push-and-pull enteroscopy for symptomatic small bowel Crohn's disease strictures

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 529-534

  Pohl, Jürgen ^a   May, Andrea ^a   Nachbar, Lars ^a   Ell, Christian ^a  

^a DR HORST SCHMIDT KLINIKEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balloon dilation; Crohn's disease; Gastrointestinal stricture; Push and pull enteroscopy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE STENOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; BALLOON DILATATION; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; JEJUNAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250211813     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328012b0d0     Document Type: Article

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