Endoscopic diagnosis of a bleeding ileal carcinoid tumour.
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چکیده
Carcinoid tumour accounts for one per cent of all gastrointestinal neoplasms and has been reported in 0.5% of appendicectomy specimens. Local gastrointestinal complications occur infrequently and we report a case of repeated and massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage from a non-metabolically active carcinoid tumour of the distal ileum diagnosed by colonoscopy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Gut
دوره 25 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984