Gastric perforation after endoscopic ligation for gastric varices

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 99-101

  Chen, Wen Chi ^a   Hou, Ming Chih ^a,b   Tsay, Shyh Haw ^a   Lo, Su Shun ^a   Lin, Han Chieh ^a   Chang, Full Young ^a   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPE; HUMAN; INJURY; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; STOMACH; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSCOPES; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH;

EID: 85047681352     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.114961     Document Type: Article

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