Warfarin-induced gastric bleeding and intestinal obstruction

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-212

  Maimon, Nimrod ^a   Penner, Todd ^b   Demajo, Wilfred ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Department of Surgery   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant therapy; Gastric bleeding; Intestinal obstruction; Prolonged INR

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GASTROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTESTINE BLOOD FLOW; INTESTINE HEMATOMA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PRESSURE; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; STOMACH; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33646472474     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.09.024     Document Type: Article

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