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An uncommon source of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum

Esophageal diverticula are rare findings that have an estimated incidence of 1 per 500 000 people per year, even though acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a relatively common medical emergency with an incidence of up to 150 per 100 000 people per year and a mortality rate of 7–14%. An 83-year-...

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Autores principales: Tse, Chung Sang, Parikh, Neil D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5691801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26304469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gastro/gov043