Jejunal cirsoid aneurysm: A rare cause of massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1179-1182

  Deutsch, Geoff ^a   Hanly, Mark ^a   Yeh, Karen A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; JEJUNUM; MALE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; JEJUNAL DISEASES; JEJUNUM; MALE;

EID: 0031735381     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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