Endoscopic diagnosis of bleeding Meckel's diverticulum in a multivisceral transplant recipient

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-84

  Liu, Lawrence U ^a   Abittan, Chaim S ^a   Schiano, Thomas D ^a   Jaffe, David L ^a   Fishbein, Thomas M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Meckel's; Small bowel; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE FUNCTION DISORDER; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; RECIPIENT;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0037222599     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.30115.x     Document Type: Article

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