Capsule endoscopy with PILLCAM ESO for detecting esophageal varices: A meta-analysis

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Guturu, P ^a   Sagi, S V ^a   Ahn, D ^b   Jaganmohan, S ^c   Kuo, Y F ^c   Sood, G K ^d  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Duodenoscopy; Esophageal and gastric varices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMBASE; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79957648875     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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