Splenic hematoma as a complication of colonoscopy [3]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 320-321

  Lekas, Bryan J ^a   Stancampiano, Fernando F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGED; BIOPSY; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN HEMATOMA; SPLENOMEGALY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 1242306981     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.05202001_3.x     Document Type: Letter

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