Colonic gas explosion during therapeutic colonoscopy with electrocautery

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 40, 2007, Pages 5295-5298

  Ladas, Spiros D ^a   Karamanolis, George ^a   Ben Soussan, Emmanuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Clinique de l'Alma   (France)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Colonic gas explosion; Electrocautery; Polypectomy; Therapeutic polypectomy

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; CAUTERIZATION; COLITIS; COLON LAVAGE; COLON PERFORATION; COLONIC GAS EXPLOSION; COLONOSCOPY; GENERATOR; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTESTINE PREPARATION; POLYPECTOMY; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 35248878657     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5295     Document Type: Review

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