Gastric carcinoid tumor - Incidental finding on endoscopy prior to bariatric surgery

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 747-749

  Moretto, Myriam ^a   Mottin, Cláudio Corá ^a   Padoin, Alexandre Vontobel ^a   Júnior, Sidnei Pacheco ^a   Barrios, Carlos ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Gastric carcinoid; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

GASTRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRIC CARCINOID TUMOR; GASTRIN BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CARCINOID TUMOR; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; OBESITY, MORBID; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 43149105387     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9342-5     Document Type: Article

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