Effect of erythromycin on image quality and transit time of capsule endoscopy: A two-center study

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2561-2565

  Niv, Eva ^a,b   Bogner, Ido ^a   Barkey, Olga ^b   Halpern, Zamir ^b   Mahajna, Elisabeth ^a   Depsames, Roman ^a   Kopelman, Yael ^a   Fireman, Zvi ^a  

^a HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Erythromycin; Gastric transit time; Image quality; Small bowel transit time

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PROKINETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIODYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; BILE LEVEL; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUODENUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTESTINE POLYP; INTESTINE PREPARATION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 47849092243     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.2561     Document Type: Article

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