Are repeat upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy necessary within six months of capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1806-1809

  Gilbert, David ^a   O'Malley, Sue ^b   Selby, Warwick ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Medical Intelligence   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REPEAT PROCEDURE;

EID: 57049142534     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05643.x     Document Type: Article

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