The Role of Capsule Endoscopy in Obscure GI Bleeding: Experience of a Tertiary Center in Romania
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1 Second Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania 2 Departament of Gastroenterology, Colentina Hospital, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania Corresponding author: Lucian Negreanu Second Department of Internal Medicine, Emergency University Hospital, 169 Splaiul Independentei, 5th District, Bucharest, Romania Abstract
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