Role of videocapsule endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 5261-5264

  Carretero, Cristina ^a   Fernandez Urien, Ignacio ^a   Betes, Maite ^a   Muñoz Navas, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Capsule endoscopy; Hemorrhage; Obscure; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TECHNETIUM;

ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; ENEMA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; OBSCURE GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; PUSH ENTEROSCOPY; SCINTIGRAPHY; VIDEOCAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; ALGORITHM; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING;

ALGORITHMS; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; TECHNETIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 64849107213     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5261     Document Type: Article

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