Gastric intestinal vascular ecstasia syndrome: Findings on capsule endoscopy

Endoscopy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1244-1247

  Tang, S J ^a   Zanati, S ^b   Kandel, G ^b   Marcon, N E ^b   Kortan, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MELENA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ANGIODYSPLASIA; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYLORIC ANTRUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 28844483470     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870268     Document Type: Article

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