Diverticular hemorrhage in the elderly - Is it well tolerated?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-195

  Bokhari, Malak ^a   Vernava, Anthony M ^a   Ure, Tina ^a   Longo, Walter E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diverticulosis; Elderly; Lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

AGED; ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON HEMORRHAGE; COLON SURGERY; COLONOSCOPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIODYSPLASIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULUM, COLON; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030071641     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02068074     Document Type: Article

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