Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 446-454 , March 2010

A lexicon for endoscopic adverse events: report of an ASGE workshop

Received 19 October 2009 ,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: The following authors disclosed financial relationships relevant to this publication: P.B. Cotton: Cook Endoscopy: Consultant, device royalties, CME support; Boston Scientific: fellowship, device royalties, CME support; Olympus America: consultant, Board of Charitable Foundation; CME support. Barosense USA: Advisory board, consultant. B. Peterson: Boston Scientific: Consultant and investigator; Enteromedics: consultant. Apollo Endosurgery IUSA: Consultant, equity. K. Mergener: Olympus: Consultant/speaker; Ethicon Endosurgery: Consultant; Cook Medical: Speaker. I. Pike: Olympus: Consultant. J. Romagnuolo: Olympus: Consultant; Cook Medical: lecture honoraria. J.J. Vargo: Ethicon Endosurgery: Consultant; Olympus: consultant.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.10.027

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