Clin Endosc.  2016 Mar;49(2):106-107. 10.5946/ce.2016.042.

Can Body Mass Index Predict the Difficulty of Colonoscopy?

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  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. yoonmed@gachon.ac.kr

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Body Mass Index*
Colonoscopy*

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