Minimizing procedural cost in diagnosing small bowel bleeding: Comparison of a strategy based on initial capsule endoscopy versus initial double-balloon enteroscopy

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 679-688

  Albert, Jörg G ^a   Nachtigall, Frank ^b   Wiedbrauck, Felix ^d   Dollinger, Mathias M ^b   Gittinger, Fleur S ^b   Hollerbach, Stephan ^d   Wienke, Andreas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b First Department of Medicine   (Japan)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^d ALLGEMEINES KRANKENHAUS CELLE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Cost; Double balloon enteroscopy; Small bowel enteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77951895482     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32832ca07d     Document Type: Article

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