Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
Modern diagnostic techniques have led to increased accuracy in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding. Occasionally, however, the source of bleeding remains obscure. A careful, step-wise approach, is required to provide a diagnosis in these cases.
Peterson
W L
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
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