Unusual Cause of Tarry Stool: What Do You Think?

Gastroenterology

First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Institute of Digestive Disease, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Department of Gastroenterology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, China. Electronic address:

Published: July 2023

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Unusual Cause of Tarry Stool: What Do You Think?

Gastroenterology

July 2023

First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Institute of Digestive Disease, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Department of Gastroenterology, Yichang Central People's Hospital, Yichang, China. Electronic address:

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