Long-term effect of argon plasma coagulation (APC) in the treatment of gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE)

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-43

  Naga, Mazen ^a   Esmat, Serag ^a   Naguib, Mohamed ^a   Sedrak, Heba ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Gastric antral vascular ectasia; Gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ANTRUM VASCULAR ECTASIA;

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GASTRIC ANTRAL VASCULAR ECTASIA; GASTROSCOPY; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952486095     PISSN: 16871979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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