Ischemic colitis after weight-loss medication

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 719-721

  Comay, Dan ^a   Ramsay, Jennifer ^a   Irvine, E Jan ^b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ischemic colitis; Obesity; Weight loss medications

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; COCAINE; CODEINE; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FENFLURAMINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENTERMINE RESIN; PREDNISONE; SALBUTAMOL; VERAPAMIL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC COLITIS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0346025612     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/167127     Document Type: Article

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