Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 641-649 , March 2010

Single-balloon enteroscopy effectively enables diagnostic and therapeutic retrograde cholangiography in patients with surgically altered anatomy

Presented in part at the annual meeting of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Digestive Diseases Week, May 30-June 4, 2009, Chicago, Illinois (Gastrointest Endosc 2009;69:AB152-3).

Received 28 July 2009 ,Accepted 30 October 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: The following authors disclosed financial relationships relevant to this publication: V. M. Shami: Consultant for Olympus. M. Kahaleh: Grant support from Olympus, Boston Scientific, Alveolus, ConMed, Cook Medical. All other authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

PII: S0016-5107(09)02705-9

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.10.051

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 641-649 , March 2010

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