A Rare Complication with the Concomitant use of Warfarin and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Hemoperitoneum and Intramural Small Bowel Hematoma

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  • Burcu Bilaloğlu Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
  • Fatma Yıldırım Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
  • Gonca Erbas Department of Radiology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
  • Gülbin Aygencel Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
  • İskender Kara Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
  • Melda Türkoglu Intensive Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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volume 41  issue 4

pages  359- 360

publication date 2016-07-01

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