CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY IN THE SOUTHERN TRUST-INITIAL EXPERIENCES
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Initial experience with capsule endoscopy at a major referral hospital.
OBJECTIVES To determine the utility of capsule endoscopy in patients referred for investigation of suspected disease of the small intestine. DESIGN AND SETTING Single centre, prospective, cohort study from 4 July 2001 to 8 September 2002. PATIENTS Sixty consecutive patients who underwent capsule endoscopy for investigation of suspected disease of the small intestine. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0017-5749,1468-3288
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-305143.33