Multifocal small-bowel carcinoid tumor causing obscure recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosed by capsule endoscopy

S. R. Nathan; L. Biernat; D. Tang

doi:10.1055/s-2007-966332

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2007; 39: E251-E252
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966332

Unusual cases and technical notes

Multifocal small-bowel carcinoid tumor causing obscure recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosed by capsule endoscopy

S. R. Nathan¹ , L. Biernat² , D. Tang³

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
²Department of Medicine, Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
³Department of Pathology, Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, USA

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