Endoscopic cryotherapy for the management of gastric antral vascular ectasia

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 895-902

  Cho, Sarah ^a   Zanati, Simon ^a   Yong, Elaine ^a   Cirocco, Maria ^a   Kandel, Gabor ^a   Kortan, Paul ^a   May, Gary ^a   Marcon, Norman ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC CRYOTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 54449098037     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.03.1109     Document Type: Article

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