Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 828-834 , November 2009

Overtube use in gastrointestinal endoscopy

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 This document is a product of the ASGE Technology Assessment Committee. This document was reviewed and approved by the governing board of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.06.014

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Pages 828-834 , November 2009

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