Massive gastric bleeding: A rarely seen subacute complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy [3]

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 787-788

  Chong, C ^a   Derigo, L ^a   Brown, D ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STRESS ULCER; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRACHEOSTOMY;

GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HEMATEMESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34848846968     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01505.x     Document Type: Letter

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