Is the fluoroscopic image always a true representation of the   position of an endoscopically placed device?

B. Mangiavillano; E. Masci; P. A. Testoni

doi:10.1055/s-2006-944705

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2006; 38: E60
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944705

Unusual cases and technical notes

Is the fluoroscopic image always a true representation of the position of an endoscopically placed device?

B. Mangiavillano¹ , E. Masci¹ , P. A. Testoni¹

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

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