Utility of urgent colonoscopy in acute lower gastro-intestinal bleeding: A single-center experience

Gastroenterology Report

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 300-305

  Albeldawi, Mazen ^a   Ha, Duc ^a   Mehta, Paresh ^a   Lopez, Rocio ^a   Jang, Sunguk ^a   Sanaka, Madhusudhan R ^a   Vargo, John J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lower gastro intestinal bleeding; Elective colonoscopy; Outcomes; Urgent colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015142897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20520034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gastro/gou030     Document Type: Article

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