Intest Res.  2018 Apr;16(2):166-167. 10.5217/ir.2018.16.2.166.

Can water insufflation and carbon dioxide overcome the difficulties of colonoscope insertion?

• Noh CK
• Lee KM

• KMID: 2417668
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2018.16.2.166

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Carbon Dioxide*
Carbon*
Colonoscopes*
Insufflation*
Water*
Carbon
Carbon Dioxide
Water

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