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Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Secondary to Rectal Hemorrhoids in Elderly Patients Receiving Anticoagulant Therapy: Case Series

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Cukurova University, 01330, Adana, Turkey

    Burhan Ozdil, Hikmet Akkiz & Macit Sandikci

  2. Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey

    Can Kece

  3. Department of Gastroenterology, Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey

    Arif Cosar

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Ozdil, B., Akkiz, H., Sandikci, M. et al. Massive Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Secondary to Rectal Hemorrhoids in Elderly Patients Receiving Anticoagulant Therapy: Case Series. Dig Dis Sci 55, 2693–2694 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-009-1043-6

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