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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2007; 13(3): 444-447
Published online Jan 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i3.444
Published online Jan 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i3.444
Premedication with pronase or N-acetylcysteine improves visibility during gastroendoscopy: An endoscopist-blinded, prospective, randomized study
Chun-Chao Chang, Sheng-Hsuan Chen, Ching-Ruey Hsieh, Horng-Yuan Lou, Fat-Moon Suk, Shiann Pan, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital; Digestive Disease Research Center, Taipei Medical University; Taipei, Taiwan, China
Ming-Shun Wu, Jun-Nan Chen, Yung-Fa Chen, Taipei Medical University-Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Chih-Ping Lin, Department of Internal Medicine, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by a grant of TMU93-AE1-B-07 and 93 MSH-TMU-09 of Taipei Medical University
Correspondence to: Dr. Chun-Chao Chang, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, 252 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan, China. chunchao@tmu.edu.tw
Telephone: +886-2-27372181-3903 Fax: +886-2-27363051
Received: March 13, 2006
Revised: June 20, 2006
Accepted: December 11, 2006
Published online: January 21, 2007
Revised: June 20, 2006
Accepted: December 11, 2006
Published online: January 21, 2007
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