Initial experience of real-time capsule endoscopy in monitoring progress of the videocapsule through the upper GI tract

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1211-1214

  Lai, Larry H ^a   Wong, Grace L H ^a   Lau, James Y W ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Leung, Wai K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROGOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 36549074148     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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