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Endoscopy 1969; 1(4): 160-165
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1098099
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Fiber gastroscopy — quo vadis?[*]

G. Berci[**] , L. A. Kont
  • Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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08 December 2008 (online)

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Summary

A wide variety of instrumentation is available to the clinician for the examination of the interior of the stomach. In an attempt to establish the optimum design, three of the more versatile fiber gastroscopes have been subjected to a bench trial, the results of which are presented.

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Fiber-gastroscopes - characteristics - evaluation

1 Based on a paper presented at the Third Asian-Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology, 1968, Melbourne, Australia.

1 Based on a paper presented at the Third Asian-Pacific Congress of Gastroenterology, 1968, Melbourne, Australia.

2 Present address: Department of Experimental Surgery, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Division of Surgery. 4833 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90029.