Cap-Assisted colonoscopy: Does it hinder or help adenoma detection

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2111-2112

  Pohl, Heiko ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAP ASSISTED COLONOSCOPY; COLON ADENOMA; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOSCOPES; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS;

EID: 68349127159     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.304     Document Type: Letter

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