Prospective comparison of argon plasma coagulator and heater probe in the endoscopic treatment of major peptic ulcer bleeding

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-195

  Cipolletta, L ^a   Bianco, M A ^a   Rotondano, G ^a   Piscopo, R ^a   Prisco, A ^a   Garofano, M L ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031812595     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(98)70163-4     Document Type: Article

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