Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer

, Volume 43, Issue 1, pp 110–112 | Cite as

Ileal Carcinoid Presenting as Overt-obscure GI Bleed

  • Shounak Majumder
  • Pradeepta K. Sethy
  • Usha Goenka
  • Enam Murshed Khan
  • Syamal K. Sarkar
  • Mahesh K. Goenka
Case Report
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Keywords

Carcinoid Tumor Diagnostic Yield Video Capsule Endoscopy Midgut Carcinoid Ileal Carcinoid 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Shounak Majumder
    • 1
  • Pradeepta K. Sethy
    • 1
  • Usha Goenka
    • 1
  • Enam Murshed Khan
    • 1
  • Syamal K. Sarkar
    • 1
  • Mahesh K. Goenka
    • 1
  1. 1.Apollo Gleneagles HospitalsKolkataIndia

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