Evaluating the role of small-bowel endoscopy in clinical practice: The largest single-centre experience

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 513-519

  Sidhu, Reena ^a   McAlindon, Mark E ^a   Drew, Kaye ^a   Hardcastle, Suzanne ^a   Cameron, Iain C ^b   Sanders, David S ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capsule endoscopy; Crohn's disease; double balloon enteroscopy; inflammatory bowel disease; iron deficiency anaemia; obscure gastrointestinal bleeding; push enteroscopy; small bowel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; INTESTINE POLYP; INTRAOPERATIVE ENTEROSCOPY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSH ENTEROSCOPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; SINGLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CROHN DISEASE; DOUBLE-BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859421663     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328350fb05     Document Type: Article

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