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 valv...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423272/ |