Gastric stromal tumour: A rare neoplasm presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 791-794

  Bagnolo, Francesco ^a   Bonassi, Umberto ^a   Scelsi, Roberto ^b   Testoni, Pier Alberto ^c  

^a Gastroenterology Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST); Melaena

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; GASTRECTOMY BILLROTH I; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MALE; MELENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH TUMOR; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0031785677     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199809000-00011     Document Type: Article

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