Endoscopic cryotherapy for the treatment of bleeding mucosal vascular lesions of the GI tract: A pilot study

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 403-406

  Kantsevoy, Sergey V ^b   Cruz Correa, Marcia R ^b   Vaughn, Cheryl A ^b   Jagannath, Sanjay B ^b   Pasricha, Pankaj J ^b   Kalloo, Anthony N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345700329     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.115     Document Type: Article

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