Value of endoscopic ultrasonography for upper gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A single center experience

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 233-237

  Aydin, Ahmet ^a   Tekin, Fatih ^a   Günşar, Fulya ^a   Güler, Adem ^a   Tunçyürek, Müge ^a   Ilter, Tankut ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUODENUM TUMOR; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE MUSCLE; LAMINA PROPRIA; MALE; MUSCULARIS PROPRIA; STOMACH TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 13244265719     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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