Alverine citrate plus simethicone reduces cecal intubation time in colonoscopy - A randomized study

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 174-179

  Altintaş, Engin ^a   Üçbilek, Enver ^a   Sezgin, Orhan ^a   Sayici, Yasin ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alverine citrate; Colonoscopy; Insertion time

Indexed keywords

ALVERINE CITRATE; SIMETHICONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CECUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CECUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONOSCOPY; EMOLLIENTS; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROPYLAMINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMETHICONE; SPASM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52949110128     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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