Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Page 1098 , October 2010

An Unusual Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

  • Chih-Jung Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Department of Gastroenterology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hui-Ting Hsu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Department of Gastroenterology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsu-Heng Yen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Changhua Christian Hospital and MingDao University, Changhua, Taiwan

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.10.060

Gastroenterology
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