Clin Endosc.  2023 Sep;56(5):671-673. 10.5946/ce.2022.279.

Warm water irrigation is useful for the identification of a bleeding colonic diverticulum

• Seow-En I
• Seow-Choen F

• KMID: 2546146
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2022.279

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