Oesophageal carcinoma and refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: A challenging combination

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 791-793

  Shutt, James D ^a   Mainwaring, C Jason ^a   Davis, Andrew J ^a   James, Christopher M ^a   Shepherd, Hugh A ^a  

^a ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Oesophageal carcinoma; Oesophageal stent

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LANSOPRAZOLE; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY ANEMIA; RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TUMOR BLEEDING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 4043170034     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000108358.41221.01     Document Type: Article

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