Review article: Current therapeutic options for gastric antral vascular ectasia

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-165

  Sebastian, S ^a   O'Morain, C A ^a   Buckley, M J M ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CALCITONIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYPROHEPTADINE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORETHISTERONE; OCTREOTIDE; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ANEMIA; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LUNG EMBOLISM; META ANALYSIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOMACH ANTRUM RESECTION; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; OCTREOTIDE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

EID: 0043130282     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01617.x     Document Type: Review

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