How useful is capsule endoscopy for the selection of patients for double-balloon enteroscopy?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 490-491

  Pasha, Shabana F ^a   Leighton, Jonathan A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SEDATION; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 51349162939     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1201     Document Type: Article

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