Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 46-53 , April 2008

Double Balloon Enteroscopy: Techniques

  • Keijiro Sunada, MD
    • ,
  • Hironori Yamamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hironori Yamamoto, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan.

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 Hinori Yamamoto, MD, has applied for the patent in Japan on double balloon endoscopy described in this manuscript and belongs to a department funded by Fujinon Corporation, the manufacturer of the double balloon endoscopy system described in this report.

PII: S1096-2883(08)00003-X

doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2008.01.002

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 46-53 , April 2008

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