Efficacy of premedication with activated Dimethicone or N-acetylcysteine in improving visibility during upper endoscopy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 37, 2011, Pages 4213-4217

  Asl, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Hosseini ^a   Sivandzadeh, Gholam Reza ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dimethicone; N acetylcysteine; Simethicone; Upper endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; DIMETICONE; DIMETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH ANTRUM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 80555136796     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i37.4213     Document Type: Article

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