title: Technical aid for facilitating emergency endoscopy.
abstract: Emergency endoscopy is usually complicated by unfavorable examination conditions. The irrigating capability of the instrument is inadequate. The use of an easy-to-operate volume- and pressure-driven irrigation pump has proved very efficient and safe in the hands of an experienced endoscopist, and helps establish the correct diagnosis or provide proper treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital, Freiburg, FRG.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sontheimer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cegla
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reichenbacher
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation