Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 62-65 , April 2008

Single Balloon Enteroscopy: Is It Feasible?

  • Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Tsukinowa-cho, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, Japan 520-2192.
    • ,
  • Yasuharu Saito, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endoscopy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan.
    • ,
  • Yoshihide Fujiyma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan.

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PII: S1096-2883(08)00004-1

doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2008.01.003

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 62-65 , April 2008

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