Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of Simethicone for gastrointestinal endoscopic visibility

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-235

  Wu, Liucheng ^a   Cao, Yunfei ^a   Liao, Cun ^a   Huang, Jiahao ^a   Gao, Feng ^a  

^a GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endoscopy general

Indexed keywords

SIMETHICONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; EVENING DOSAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MICROBUBBLE; MORNING DOSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMALL INTESTINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIFOAMING AGENTS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASES; HUMANS; SIMETHICONE;

EID: 79951756161     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2010.525714     Document Type: Article

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