Clin Endosc.  2019 May;52(3):207-208. 10.5946/ce.2019.084.

The Most Common Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding without Other Symptoms in Children is Colonic Polyp: Is Total Colonoscopy Needed?

• Lee YJ
• Park JH

• KMID: 2449757
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2019.084

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Child*
Colon*
Colonic Polyps*
Colonoscopy*
Hemorrhage*
Humans

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