Gastric amyloidosis: Unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage

Endoscopy

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Marques, M ^a,b   Sarmento, J A ^a,b   Rodrigues, S ^a   Guimaraes S ^a   Fonseca, E ^a   MacEdo, G ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMYLOID;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY;

AMYLOIDOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 79952699111     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256080     Document Type: Note

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