Title
[Vascular lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract in the national hospital Daniel A. Carrion (2007-2008)].
Other title
Lesiones vasculares del tracto gastrointestinal alto en el Hospital Nacional Daniel Carrion 2007-2008.
Date Issued
01 January 2008
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Abstract
To display the experience of vascular lesions in the upper digestive tract in 2007-2008 at Daniel Alcides Carrión Hospital. Transverse study. All endoscopies performed in the indicated period were reviewed. Vascular lesions found were record. The OMED classification for vascular lesions was used in this research. 1.979 examinations were reviewed. 26 vascular injuries were found (prevalence = 13.13/1000 endoscopies). The most frequent location was in stomach (65.4%). The most common type of injury was vascular angiectasia(57.7%). Vascular lesions in the upper digestive tract were rare; these lesions were more common in the stomach. Vascular angiectasias were the most frequently reported.
Start page
362
End page
365
Volume
28
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79958254378
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
ISSN of the container
10225129
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