Genesis and pathophysiology of lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 386, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-7

  Imdahl, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Etiology; Large bowel; Pathophysiology; Peranal bleeding; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANGIODYSPLASIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; INCIDENCE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MELENA; OCCULT BLOOD; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; SYMPTOM;

GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS;

EID: 0035119332     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004230000194     Document Type: Review

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