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Preliminary colonoscopy facilitates retrograde double-balloon enteroscopy

Background and study aims: Retrograde double-balloon enteroscopy (RDBE) has a high failure rate due to difficulty intubating the ileo-cecal (IC) valve. We examined the utility of a pre-RDBE colonoscopy using a pediatric colonoscope to clean the cecum and perform an initial intubation of the IC valve...

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Autores principales: Han, Samuel, Bhattacharya, Kanishka, Cave, David R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26135100
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1377760