Red blood cell scintigraphy in children with acute massive gastrointestinal bleeding

Pediatrics International

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-203

  Lee, Jung ^a,b   Lai, Ming Wei ^a,b   Chen, Chien Chang ^b   Chen, Shih Yen ^a,b   Chao, Hsun Chin ^b   Chan, Sheng Chieh ^b   Kong, Man Shan ^b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute massive gastrointestinal bleeding; Laparotomy; Meckel's diverticulum; Technetium 99m labeled red blood cell scintigraphy (99mTc RBC scan)

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OCTREOTIDE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40949126174     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02552.x     Document Type: Article

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