The efficacy of octreotide therapy in chronic bleeding due to vascular abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract
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- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Vol. 13 (11) , 1429-1436
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2036.1999.00647.x
Abstract
Background : The treatment of angiodysplasia and watermelon stomach, vascular abnormalities implicated in gastrointestinal bleeding of obscure origin, is a major clinical problem. Aim : To determi...Keywords
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