Bleeding gastric vascular ectasia treated by argon plasma coagulation: a comparison between patients with and without cirrhosis

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-225

  Lecleire, Stéphane ^a   Ben Soussan, Emmanuel ^a   Antonietti, Michel ^a   Goria, Odile ^a   Riachi, Ghassan ^a   Lerebours, Eric ^a   Ducrotté, Philippe ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine Pharmacie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ARGON; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38349140457     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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