argon plasma coagulation is not effective in every vascular lesion
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Argon plasma coagulation is not effective in every vascular lesion
Patient B is a 98 year old male, referred for urgent outpatient upper gastrointestinal endoscopy because of a low haemoglobin of 6.0 gm/dL and current complaints of haemetemesis and malaena. He had received several transfusions of blood over the past few months. This patient has no history of any stigmata of liver disease. Argon Plasma Coagulation is the safe and accepted first line of treatmen...
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gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to benchجلد ۲۰۱۶، شماره ۰۶، صفحات ۲۰۱۶-۹
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