Massive bleeding in an adult patient suffering from Meckel's diverticulum

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 245-248

  Pezzoli, A ^a   Prandini, N ^a   Matarese, V ^a   Feggi, L ^a   Pansini, G C ^b   Buldrini, P ^a   Cantarini, D ^a   Macario, F ^a   Pazzi, P ^a   Gullini, S ^a  

^a S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

99mtechnetium pertechnetate scintigraphy; Ectopic gastric mucosa; Meckel's diverticulum

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECTOPIC STOMACH MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SCINTISCANNING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 6744250443     PISSN: 11258055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1590-8658(00)80829-4     Document Type: Article

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