Underutilisation of the gastroscope for total colonoscopy in adults: a survey of two European countries

Andriani Koumi; Evangelos Kalaitzakis; Alastair Forbes; Marios Z Panos

doi:10.1007/s00384-012-1436-4

Underutilisation of the gastroscope for total colonoscopy in adults: a survey of two European countries

Andriani Koumi, Evangelos Kalaitzakis, Alastair Forbes, Marios Z Panos

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Abstract

High caecal intubation success rates have been reported with the gastroscope in adults. We surveyed the current use of the gastroscope for total colonoscopy in adults in the UK and Greece.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	959-65
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Colorectal Disease
Volume	27
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-012-1436-4
Publication status	Published - Jul 2012

Keywords

Adult
Colonoscopy
Demography
Gastroscopes
Great Britain
Greece
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Intubation
Middle Aged

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