An unexpected finding in a child with rectal blood loss using video capsule endoscopy

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 270-272

  Tabbers, Merit M ^a,c   Bruin, Karlien F ^a   Taminiau, Jan A ^a   Norbruis, Obbe F ^b   Benninga, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECTOPIC STOMACH MUCOSA; ENDOSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE; VIDEORECORDING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPES; CHILD; CHORISTOMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL POLYPS; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; MELENA;

EID: 33344457015     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-005-0057-0     Document Type: Article

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