[Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: was the videocapsule what we really were waiting for?]

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Silvia C Pedreira. Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam. 2007 Sep.

. 2007 Sep;37(3):192-7.

¹ Jefe Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Alemán, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. spedreira@hospitalaleman.com

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