Endoscopic management of lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-247

  Arya, Naveen ^a   Marcon, Norman E ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIODYSPLASIA; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARGON LASER; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTERY CLAMP; COLON POLYP; COLON TUMOR; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LIGATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW;

EID: 3142590678     PISSN: 10928472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11938-004-0045-x     Document Type: Review

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