Feasibility of capsule endoscopy in elderly patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. An up-to-date report

BMC Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Orlando, G ^d   Luppino, Im ^a   Lerose, Ma ^d   Gervasi, R ^d   Amato, B ^b   Silecchia, G ^c   Puzziello, A ^d  

^a T Campanella Oncological Foundation   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL;

EID: 84869422772     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-12-S1-S30     Document Type: Article

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