Esophageal Capsule Endoscopy for Screening Esophageal Varices among Japanese Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Purpose. Although esophageal capsule endoscopy (ECE) is reportedly useful in the diagnosis of esophageal varices (EV), few reports have described the benefits of this technique in Asian countries. The present paper evaluates the usefulness of ECE for diagnosing EV in Japanese patients with cirrhosis...
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| Main Authors: | Haruya Ishiguro, Shoichi Saito, Hiroo Imazu, Hiroyuki Aihara, Tomohiro Kato, Hisao Tajiri |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Gastroenterology Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/946169 |
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