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Research Article

Somatostatin Therapy Ameliorates Chronic and Refractory Gastrointestinal Bleeding Caused by Diffuse Angiodysplasia in a Patient on Anticoagulation Therapy

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Pages 801-803 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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