Jejunal Varices Causing Recurrent Obscure Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
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Recurrent obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
Routine diagnostic studies can locate the source of gastrointestinal bleeding in the vast majority of persons. In approximately 5 percent of persons, however, the source remains obscure despite sophisticated studies. Our inability to localize the source of bleeding in these individuals illustrates the limits of available diagnostic technology. In an elderly patient who requires repeated diagnos...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1598-9992,2233-6869
DOI: 10.4166/kjg.2014.63.3.191