Is there any need for video capsule endoscopy evaluation in postduodenal small-bowel polyps detection in familial adenomatous polyposis?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 634-

  Dray, Xavier ^a   Vahedi, Kouroche ^a   Valleur, Patrice ^a   Marteau, Philippe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLON RESECTION; ILEUM CANCER; INTESTINE POLYP; JEJUNUM CANCER; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; DUODENAL NEOPLASMS; DUODENOSCOPY; HUMANS; ILEAL NEOPLASMS; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; INTESTINE, SMALL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34548070273     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.04.008     Document Type: Letter

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