Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 167-170 , January 2010

Water-immersion sigmoidoscopy to treat acute GI bleeding in the perioperative period after surgical colorectal anastomosis

Received 27 May 2009 ,Accepted 9 July 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

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PII: S0016-5107(09)02235-4

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.07.018

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 167-170 , January 2010

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