Water-assisted unsedated colonoscopy: does the end justify the means?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 551-553

  Wasan, Sharmeel K ^a   Schroy III, Paul C ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; AERATION; CECUM; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; EDITORIAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; WATER LOADING;

COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; WATER;

EID: 60249100158     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.10.045     Document Type: Editorial

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