Endoscopy as a tool for diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal angiodysplasia in haemodialysis patients

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 488-491

  Liberato, Ldi ^a   Sirolli, V ^a   Lattanzio, R ^b   Amoroso, L ^b   Del Rosso, G ^a   Cappelli, P ^a,b   Bonomini, M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Popoli Hospital   (Italy)

^c SAN CAMILLO DE LELLIS HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiodysplasia; Chronic renal failure; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

SURGERY;

ANGIODYSPLASIAS; BLEEDINGS; CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE; GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; HAEMODIALYSIS; HAEMORRAGE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; SURGICAL ENDOSCOPIES; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL;

ENDOSCOPY;

ADRENALIN; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; POLIDOCANOL;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANGIODYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATEMESIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MELENA;

EID: 0032833782     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139889902200706     Document Type: Article

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