Argon photocoagulation in the treatment of gastric antral vascular ectasia and radiation proctitis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 801-804

  Rosenfeld, Greg ^a   Enns, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCITONIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYPROHEPTADINE; ESTROGEN; FORMALDEHYDE; PROGESTERONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SUCRALFATE; THALIDOMIDE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ANEMIA; ARGON LASER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CRYOTHERAPY; DRUG FEVER; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FLUSHING; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEODYMIUM LASER; OCCULT BLOOD; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH ANTRUM RESECTION; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING;

EID: 73349135608     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/374138     Document Type: Review

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