Interpretation of postvagotomy endoscopic Congo red test results in relation to ulcer recurrence 5 to 12 years after operation

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 472-476

  Peetsalu, Ants ^a   Peetsalu, Margot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELIABILITY; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; VAGOTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONGO RED; DUODENAL ULCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAINING AND LABELING; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0032100537     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00071-3     Document Type: Article

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