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Recombinant Factor VIIa: A Useful Tool for Life-Threatening Colonic Bleeding. Report of a Case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    J. G. Mitchell M.B.B.S., W. J. Speake F.R.C.S., N. K. Russell M.R.C.S. & N. C. Armitage F.R.C.S.

  2. Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    K. Girling F.R.C.A.

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Mitchell, J.G., Speake, W.J., Russell, N.K. et al. Recombinant Factor VIIa: A Useful Tool for Life-Threatening Colonic Bleeding. Report of a Case. Dis Colon Rectum 50, 2238–2240 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-007-9086-2

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