Diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors with double-balloon enteroscopy

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-41

  Akyüz, Ümit ^a   Erzin, Yusuf ^a   Pata, Cengiz ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Double balloon enteroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; THERMAL EXPOSURE; DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77951823561     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4318/tjg.2010.0046     Document Type: Article

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