Treatment of the watermelon stomach-abnormality (GAVE-syndrome) with Argon-Plasma-Coagulation (APC). A new treatment modality;Behandlung des wassermelonen-magens (GAVE-Syndrom) mit der endoskopischen Argon-Plasma-Koagulation (APC). Ein neuer Therapieansatz

Leber Magen Darm

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 254-259

  Focke, G ^a   Seidl, Ch ^b   Grouls, V ^b,c  

^a Innere Klinik I   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Pathologie   (Germany)

^c Stadtkrankenhaus Worms   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation (APC); GAVE syndrome; Watermelon stomach

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH MUCOSA; SYNDROME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; ANGIODYSPLASIA; CAPILLARIES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPES; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; PYLORIC ANTRUM;

EID: 17044444568     PISSN: 03008622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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