Diffuse leiomyomatosis of the gastrointestinal tract in a single patient - Esophagus to rectum: Case report

Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 637-640

  Sell Jr , Harry W ^a,b   Cocco, Alex ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICYCLOVERINE; KAOLIN PECTIN; LOPERAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; INTESTINE TUMOR; LEIOMYOMATOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 12644261430     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(97)90140-9     Document Type: Article

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