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Colonoscopy Easier, Less Painful With Warm Water or Oil Lubrication
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Title Colonoscopy Easier, Less Painful With Warm Water or Oil Lubrication
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573378?src=rss
Description The use of warm water or corn seed oil for lubrication during colonoscopy facilitates successful intubation in less time and with less pain than standard lubricating methods, the results of a study conducted in Italy suggest. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Gastroenterology
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Date Apr 24, 2008
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