Pancreatitis associated with double-balloon enteroscopy: how common is it?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1139-1141

  Lo, Simon K ^a   Simpson, Peter W ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PANCREAS INJURY; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BALLOON DILATATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 36549071570     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.06.040     Document Type: Editorial

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