Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 54-58 , April 2008

Performing Double-Balloon Enteroscopy: The Utility of the Erlangen EndoTrainer

  • Andrea May, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Andrea May, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine II, HSK Wiesbaden, Ludwig-Erhard-Strasse 100, 65199 Wiesbaden, Germany.

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  9. May A, Nachbar L, Schneider M, et al. Push-and-pull enteroscopy using the double-balloon technique: method of assessing depth of insertion and training of the enteroscopy technique using the Erlangen Endo-Trainer. Endoscopy. 2005;37:66–70

PII: S1096-2883(07)00105-2

doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2007.12.004

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 54-58 , April 2008

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