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Effect of erythromycin on image quality and transit time of apsule endoscopy: A two-center study
Author(s) -
Eva Niv,
Ido Bonger,
Olga Barkay,
Zamir Halpern,
Elisabeth Mahajna,
Roman Depsames,
Yael Kopelman,
Zvi Fireman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2561
Subject(s) - erythromycin , gastroenterology , medicine , transit time , capsule endoscopy , gastric emptying , duodenum , surgery , stomach , antibiotics , chemistry , biochemistry , transport engineering , engineering
To compare the effect of oral erythromycin vs no preparation with prokinetics on the transit time and the image quality of capsule endoscopy (CE) in evaluating small bowel (SB) pathology.