Upper gastrointestinal bleeding with a difficult endoscopy
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Endoscopy for Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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Vikas Kumar Sarna [email protected] Njaal Stray Department of Medicine Diakonhjemmet Hospital A young, previously healthy woman was admitted to the department of internal medicine with haematemesis and haemodynamic instability. Her haemoglobin level was low, and a rapid infusion of fluid and a blood transfusion were necessary. The first gastroscopy did not identify any clear focus of bleeding...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.106559