Double-balloon enteroscopy for bleeding Meckel's diverticulum in a child younger than 4 years of age

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 398-400

  Chen, Shan Ming ^a   Sheu, Ji Nan ^a   Wu, Trang Tiau ^a   Tsao, Teng Fu ^a   Lin, Ching Pin ^a  

^a Institute of Medicine   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEOCECAL VALVE; ILEUM MUCOSA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; INTESTINE ULCER; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMIC DIVERTICULECTOMY; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYPNEA;

BALLOON DILATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MECKEL DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 67651091578     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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