Small bowel capsule endoscopy in 2007: Indications, risks and limitations

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 46, 2007, Pages 6140-6149

  Rondonotti, Emanuele ^a   Villa, Federica ^a   Mulder, Chris J J ^b   Jacobs, Maarten A J M ^b   de Franchis, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Crohn's disease; Double balloon enteroscopy; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Obscure glycemic index bleeding

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; DEXIBUPROFEN; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; PLACEBO; STEROID;

AERATION; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CROHN DISEASE; DEVICE; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL POLYPOSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE INJURY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR;

EID: 37849031857     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.13.6140     Document Type: Review

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