Ischemic duodenal ulcer, an unusual presentation of sickle cell disease

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-341

  Julka, Rahul N ^a   Aduli, Farshad ^a   Lamps, Laura W ^b   Olden, Kevin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestines; Sickle cell anemia; Ulcers

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DUODENITIS; DUODENUM BIOPSY; DUODENUM ULCER; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEART ARREST; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMATEMESIS; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 41149168743     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31248-7     Document Type: Article

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