Investigating obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: Capsule endoscopy or double balloon enteroscopy?

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 260-265

  Westerhof, J ^a   Weersma, R K ^a   Koornstra, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Double balloon endoscopy; Double balloon enteroscopy; Gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; ENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIDEOENDOSCOPY;

BALLOON DILATION; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 69749107138     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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