Valsalva retinopathy as a complication of colonoscopy

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 793-794

  Oboh, Aruoriwo M ^a,b   Weilke, Florian ^a   Sheindlin, Jonathan ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Retinopathy; Valsalva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; COLONOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOPATHY; UNITED STATES; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VALSALVA RETINOPATHY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; COLONOSCOPY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; SCOTOMA;

EID: 4644343746     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000139036.76686.1e     Document Type: Article

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