Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) associated with systemic sclerosis

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-316

  Yamamoto, M ^a   Takahashi, H ^a   Akaike, J ^a,b   Suzuki, C ^a   Naishiro, Y ^a   Yamamoto, H ^a   Imai, K ^c   Shinomura, Y ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sapporo Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

^c SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

AGED; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MELENA; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 46949110484     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740801998754     Document Type: Letter

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