Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 124-127 , July 2008

Use of The Double Balloon Enteroscope System to Complete Incomplete Colonoscopy

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2007.12.003

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 124-127 , July 2008

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