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The significance of hemorrhagic or pigment spots as observed by gastroscopy

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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    Hemorrhagic or pigment spots in the gastric mucosa can be produced by aspiration of the stomach.

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    They may occur in healthy individuals.

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    Their relationship to peptic ulcer is questionable.

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    They probably have no clinical significance.

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    The factor of trauma should be carefully considered in the interpretation of gastroscopic findings.

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  1. Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina

    Julian M. Ruffin & Ivan W. Brown

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Presented before the section on Gastro-Enterology and Proctology, American Medical Association, Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 12, 1942.

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Ruffin, J.M., Brown, I.W. The significance of hemorrhagic or pigment spots as observed by gastroscopy. Jour. D. D. 10, 60–63 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02996913

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