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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Endoscopy International Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1377760 |