Water-aided colonoscopy: A systematic review

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 657-666

  Leung, Felix W ^a,b   Amato, Arnaldo ^c   Ell, Christian ^d   Friedland, Shai ^e,f   Harker, Judith O ^a   Hsieh, Yu Hsi ^g   Leung, Joseph W ^h,i   Mann, Surinder K ^h,i   Paggi, Silvia ^c   Pohl, Jrgen ^d   Radaelli, Franco ^c   Ramirez, Francisco C ^j   Siao Salera, Rodelei ^h   Terruzzi, Vittorio ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d DR HORST SCHMIDT KLINIKEN   (Germany)

^e VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WATER IMMERSION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADENOMA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; PAIN; WATER;

EID: 84865142510     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.04.467     Document Type: Review

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