Long pediatric colonoscope versus intermediate length adult colonoscope for colonoscopy

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 7 PT2, 2008, Pages

  Hsieh, Yu Hsi ^a,b   Zhou, An Liang ^a   Lin, Hwai Jeng ^c,d  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Division of Gastroenterology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cecal intubation time; Colonoscopy; Length

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CECUM; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE LENGTH ADULT COLONOSCOPE; LONG PEDIATRIC COLONOSCOPE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME;

EID: 47649097260     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04864.x     Document Type: Article

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