Primary Balloon-assisted Enteroscopy in Patients With Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding:Findings and Outcome of Therapy

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2010, Pages e195-e200

  Godeschalk, Mark F P ^a   Mensink, Peter B F ^a   van Buuren, Henk R ^b   Kuipers, Ernst J ^b  

^a Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anemia; Balloon assisted enteroscopy; DBE; Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding; SBE

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANGIODYSPLASIA; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; INTESTINE TUMOR; INTESTINE ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; ANGIODYSPLASIA; BALLOON DILATION; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CHILD; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957555046     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181dd1110     Document Type: Article

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