The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 6-11 , July 2009

Role of intraoperative enteroscopy in the management of obscure gastointestinal bleeding at the time of video-capsule endoscopy

  • Richard Douard, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Digestive Surgery, AP-HP European, Georges Pompidou University Hospital, Paris, France
    • Paris Descartes Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33-1-58-41-13-26; fax: +33-1-43-26-56-75
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  • Philippe Wind, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Avicenne AP-HP University Hospital, Bobigny, France
    • Paris XIII University, Bobigny, France
    • ,
  • Anne Berger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Digestive Surgery, AP-HP European, Georges Pompidou University Hospital, Paris, France
    • Paris Descartes Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Thibaut Maniere, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, AP-HP European, Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris, France
    • Paris Descartes Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Bruno Landi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, AP-HP European, Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris, France
    • Paris Descartes Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Christophe Cellier, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, AP-HP European, Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris, France
    • Paris Descartes Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Paul-Henri Cugnenc, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Digestive Surgery, AP-HP European, Georges Pompidou University Hospital, Paris, France
    • Paris Descartes Faculty of Medicine, Paris, France

Received 8 March 2008 ,Revised 6 June 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00611-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.036

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 6-11 , July 2009

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