‘Short’ Double-Balloon Enteroscope for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with a Surgically Altered Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) remains a challenge for endoscopists in patients with surgically altered anatomy of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Double-balloon enteroscopes (DBEs) have revolutionized the ability to access the small bowel. The indication for its...

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Main Authors: S Cho, P Kamalaporn, G Kandel, P Kortan, N Marcon, G May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/354546
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