Letter to the Editor
Carbon Dioxide Insufflation
One Size May Not Fit Both Ends
Essam Imseis,
Essam Imseis
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author Fernando Navarro,
Fernando Navarro
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author S. Shahrukh Hashmi,
S. Shahrukh Hashmi
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author Chad Thornhill,
Chad Thornhill
GI for Kids, Knoxville, TN
Search for more papers by this author Ashish DebRoy,
Ashish DebRoy
Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates of Houston, Webster, TX
Search for more papers by this author J. Marc Rhoads,
J. Marc Rhoads
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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Essam Imseis,
Essam Imseis
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author Fernando Navarro,
Fernando Navarro
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author S. Shahrukh Hashmi,
S. Shahrukh Hashmi
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Search for more papers by this author Chad Thornhill,
Chad Thornhill
GI for Kids, Knoxville, TN
Search for more papers by this author Ashish DebRoy,
Ashish DebRoy
Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates of Houston, Webster, TX
Search for more papers by this author J. Marc Rhoads,
J. Marc Rhoads
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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First published: 02 April 2021
No abstract is available for this article.
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