Capsule Endoscopy Is Not as Accurate as Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Screening Cirrhotic Patients for Varices

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Chavalitdhamrong, Disaya ^a   Jensen, Dennis M ^a,b,c   Singh, Bhavneet ^a   Kovacs, Thomas O G ^a,b,c   Han, Steven H ^b,c   Durazo, Francisco ^b   Saab, Sammy ^b   Gornbein, Jeffrey A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Detection; Esophagus; Hepatitis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STOMACH VARICES; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 84857190662     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.11.027     Document Type: Article

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