title: Usefulness of a small-caliber, variable-stiffness colonoscope as a backup in patients with difficult or incomplete colonoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Gastroenterology and Pediatrics, Showa Inan General Hospital, 3230 Akaho, Komagane 399-4191, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kajiyama
authors.forename: Hideyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D020685:Colonoscopes; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016037:Single-Blind Method