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Gut 2007;56:12 doi:10.1136/gut.2006.094631
  • Miscellaneous

An unusual cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding

  1. H-H Yen1,
  2. Y-Y Chen1,
  3. M-S Soon1,
  4. Y-M Lin2
  1. 1Department of Gastroenterology, Changhua Christian Medical Center, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC
  2. 2Department of Pathology, Changhua Christian Medical Center, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Y-Y Chen
    Changhua Christian Medical Center, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 500, Taiwan, ROC; 27716{at}cch.org.tw
  • Published Online First 28 February 2006

Clinical presentation

A 69-year-old man was admitted to our institution because of a 1-week history of intermittent passage of tarry stools. His medical history was remarkable for uraemia, with regular dialysis for 5 years. He had not received non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or anticoagulants. Four months previously, he had been admitted to our institution because of tarry stool passage. Prior endoscopic examination, including colonoscopy …

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