Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: The role of the tagged red blood cell scan, enteroscopy, and capsule endoscopy

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 959-963

  Cave, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE TC 99M;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; MELENA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUSH ENTEROSCOPY; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 26244439031     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1542-3565(05)00716-0     Document Type: Article

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