Mucosal tears during colonoscopy in a patient with ulcerative colitis
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Mucosal tears during colonoscopy in a patient with ulcerative colitis.
of bloody diarrhea. Except for partial gastroduodenectomy because of a duodenal ulcer, the subject was healthy and was not taking any regular medication. He had not recently visited any foreign countries. Physical examination was unremarkable. Routine laboratory tests and complete blood analysis were normal. Total colonoscopy was performed after standard bowel preparation, without sedation. Col...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256396