Successful treatment of bleeding from colonic angiodysplasias with tranexamic acid in a hemodialysis patient

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 536-538

  Vujkovac, Bojan ^b   Lavre, Janez ^b   Šabovič, Mišo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anglodysplasia; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Hemodialysis; Tranexamic acid; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ANGIODYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON HEMORRHAGE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031939056     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v31.pm9506694     Document Type: Article

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