The paradox of the novel 1 L polyethylene glycol bowel preparation: efficacy, not tolerability, is the great new!

Franco Radaelli

doi:10.1055/a-0725-8137

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2019; 51(01): 7-9
DOI: 10.1055/a-0725-8137

Editorial

The paradox of the novel 1 L polyethylene glycol bowel preparation: efficacy, not tolerability, is the great new!

Referring to Bisschops R et al. p. 60–72 and Schreiber S et al. p. 73–84

Franco Radaelli

Gastroenterology Unit, Valduce Hospital, Como, Italy

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