Atrophy of the intestinal villi in a post-gastrectomy patient with severe iron deficiency anemia Atrofia de las vellosidades intestinales en un paciente postgastrectomizado con anemia ferropénica grave
Background & aims: Iron deficiency anemia is a common complication of gastric surgery that in certain patients can be refractory to treatment with oral iron and needs to be treated parenterally. Methods: A 48-year woman underwent gastric surgery for a gastric ulcer. She was referred to the nutri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Arán Ediciones, S. L.
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Nutrición Hospitalaria |
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112009000500015 |