Preparation for Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy: Principles and Practice, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 114-124

  Di Palma, Jack A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

"Split dose administration"; Cleansing instructions; Colon cleansing methods; Colon preparation; Colon preparation regimen; Contraindications for colonoscopy preparation; Gut lavage in elderly; Inflammatory bowel disease; Polyethylene glycol electrolyte lavage solution; Sulfate free electrolyte lavage solution (SF ELS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958193147     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444316902.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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