title: Colon varices as a source for lower-GI bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Consolo
authors.forename: Mariagrazia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scaffidi
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luigiano
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Familiari
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonica
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Familiari
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis