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Endoscopy 2013; 45(04): 292-295
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326286
Endoscopy essentials
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Small-bowel enteroscopy

L. B. Gerson
  Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, California, USA
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25 February 2013 (online)

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Reviews in the Endoscopy Essentials series cite publications from the past year which, in the authors’ opinion, reflect the state-of-the-art in endoscopy. Alongside a short summary of each paper, authors explain why they consider their selected articles to be of importance.

 

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