Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) or watermelon stomach syndrome: Report of 3 clinical cases with clinical and therapeutic indications;Ectasia vascolare gastrica antrale (GAVE) o watermelon stomach syndrome: Report di 3 casi ed indicazioni cliniche e terapeutiche

Annali Italiani di Chirurgia

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 477-484

  Sciume C ^a   Geraci, G ^a   Pisello, F ^a   Facella, T ^a   Pinto, G ^b   Fernandez, P ^b   Licata, G ^b   Modica, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Cattedra di Medicina Interna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar elettrocoagulation; Endoscopic treatment; Gastric antral vascular ectasia (gave)

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA;

AGED; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 2142652888     PISSN: 0003469X     EISSN: 2239253X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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