Wireless capsule endoscopy as a tool in diagnosing autoimmune enteropathy
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Portal hypertensive enteropathy & capsule endoscopy.
Manuscript received and accepted: January 8, 2009 and February 14, 2009 A 73-year-old male, with known cirrhosis of non-alcoholic a etiology was referred for capsule endoscopy due to recurrent and transfusion dependent anaemia. His oesophagogastroscopy revealed no evidence of varices but florid portal hypertensive gastropathy. His capsule was performed after 12 h of fast and 1 litre of polyethy...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207931