Diagnostic failures in endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 614-617

  Chung, Y F A ^a   Wong, W K ^a   Soo, K C ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIEULAFOY DISEASE; DUODENITIS; DUODENUM ULCER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTROSTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALLORY WEISS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH ULCER; VARICOSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DUODENAL ULCER; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034102602     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01386.x     Document Type: Article

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