Single-center experience of 309 consecutive patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 45, 2009, Pages 5740-5745

  Zhang, Bing Ling ^a   Fang, You Hong ^b   Chen, Chun Xiao ^a   Li, You Ming ^a   Xiang, Zun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Chronic recurrent overt occult bleeding; Massive bleeding; Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANGIOECTASIA; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MESENCHYMOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMALL INTESTINE; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR;

EID: 74049085920     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5740     Document Type: Article

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