Spiral overtube-assisted colonoscopy after incomplete colonoscopy in the redundant colon

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 515-519

  Schembre, Drew B ^a   Ross, Andrew S ^b   Gluck, Michael N ^b   Brandabur, John J ^b   McCormick, Susan E ^b   Lin, Otto S ^b  

^a Swedish Gastroenterology   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; body mass index; SOAC; spiral overtube assisted colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CECAL INTUBATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CECUM; COLON; COLONOSCOPES; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952051004     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.11.047     Document Type: Article

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