title: Foot pedal control of suction during lower intestinal endoscopy.
abstract: Lower intestinal endoscopy can be uncomfortable for the patient. This article describes a device to help achieve maximum comfort for the patient by reducing background noise to an acceptable minimum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Abington Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Hand
mesh_terms: D020685:Colonoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*