Water assistance: also for sigmoidoscopy?

Felix W Leung

doi:10.1055/a-0959-6057

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2020; 08(01): E3-E5
DOI: 10.1055/a-0959-6057

Editorial

Water assistance: also for sigmoidoscopy?

Felix W Leung

¹Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California, United States

²David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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