In vivo endoscopic imaging of ancylostomiasis-induced gastrointestinal bleeding: Clinical and biological profiles

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 701-705

  Barakat, Maha ^a   Ibrahim, Naglaa ^b   Nasr, Ahmed ^a  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

^b ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; MEBENDAZOLE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFANT; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; IRON THERAPY; MALE; MELENA; PALLOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SMALL INTESTINE HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH EROSION; VIDEOENDOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MELENA; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867909912     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0018     Document Type: Article

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