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The small bowel is difficult to explore by invasive techniques because of its anatomical position and loop conformation; therefore, a noninvasive imaging examination like scintigraphy may be particularly useful.
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Sciarretta, G., Furno, A. (1998). Nuclear tests. In: Rossini, F.P., Gay, G.J. (eds) Atlas of Enteroscopy. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2191-4_4
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