The effectiveness of simethicone in improving visibility during colonoscopy

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 56, Issue 94-95, 2009, Pages 1321-1325

  Park, Jae Jun ^a   Lee, Sang Kil ^a   Jang, Jae Young ^b   Kim, Hyo Jong ^b   Kim, Nam Hoon ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bubble; Colonoscopy; Polyethylene glycol; Simethicone; Sodium phosphate

Indexed keywords

GASOCOL SOLIN; MACROGOL; SIMETHICONE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGESTION; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOSPHATES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIMETHICONE;

EID: 71949110572     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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