Device-assisted enteroscopy: How deep is deep enteroscopy?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 981-982

  Moreels, Tom G ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPE; ENTEROSCOPE; HUMAN; ILEOCECAL VALVE; ILEUM; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; INTESTINE WALL; JEJUNUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUSH ENTEROSCOPE; PYLORUS; DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPE; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE;

EID: 84877025226     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.08.030     Document Type: Editorial

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