Massive life-threatening lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage following hemorrhoidal rubber band ligation

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1089-1092

  Odelowo, Olajide O ^a   Mekasha, Getachew ^a   Johnson, Mark A ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Banding; Bleeding; Hemorrhoid; Ligation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMORRHOID; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036988709     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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