Risk factors for incomplete small-bowel capsule endoscopy: should capsule retention be considered independently?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 820-

  Sanchez Yague, Andres ^a  

^a HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CECUM; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; ELECTRIC BATTERY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; STOMACH EMPTYING;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349323184     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.02.018     Document Type: Letter

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