Can Radiologic Evaluation Before Capsule Endoscopy Predict Capsule Retention?
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Capsule Endoscopy
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عنوان ژورنال: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1078-0998
DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000000748