Endoscopic argon plasma coagulation for the treatment of gastric antral vascular ectasia (watermelon stomach): Long-term results

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 212-217

  Sebastian, S ^a   McLoughlin, R ^a   Qasim, A ^a   O'Morain, C A ^a   Buckley, Martin J ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Gastric antral vascular ectasia; Watermelon stomach

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; ARGON;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGON; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442554800     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2003.11.028     Document Type: Article

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