Routine second look endoscopy: Ineffective, costly and potentially misleading

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 401-404

  Romagnuolo, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoscopic therapy; Gastroscopy; Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding; Peptic ulcer disease

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FIBRIN; FIBRIN GLUE; POLIDOCANOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; THROMBIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 4043086333     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/454252     Document Type: Review

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