Routine Second-Look Endoscopy: Ineffective, Costly, and Potentially Misleading

Despite the best medical and endoscopic efforts, some patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding suffer recurrences. Because high risk stigmata (visible vessels, active bleeders and adherent clots) often persist despite apparently successful initial hemostasis and have a variable natu...

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Main Author: Joseph Romagnuolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2004/454252
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