Diminutive but Dangerous: A Case of a Polypoid Rectal Arteriovenous Malformation

E. C. McKevitt; A. J. Attwell; J. E. Davis; E. M. Yoshida

doi:10.1055/s-2002-25279

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2002; 34(5): 429
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-25279

Unusual Cases and Technical Notes

Diminutive but Dangerous: A Case of a Polypoid Rectal Arteriovenous Malformation

E. C. McKevitt ¹ , A. J. Attwell ² , J. E. Davis ³ , E. M. Yoshida ²

¹Dept. of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
²Dept. of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
³Dept. of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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