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Epidemiological investigation of the prevalence of von Willebrand's disease

1987 • 956 citations

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1996 • 956 citations

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1977 • 446 citations

On the Nature and Etiology of Vascular Ectasias of the Colon

1977 • 389 citations

Aortic stenosis and bleeding gastrointestinal angiodysplasia: is acquired von Willebrand's disease the link?

1992 • 260 citations

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Medical Position Statement on Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

2007 • 244 citations

A multicenter, randomized, clinical trial of hormonal therapy in the prevention of rebleeding from gastrointestinal angiodysplasia

2001 • 237 citations

Argon Plasma Coagulation in the Management of Symptomatic Gastrointestinal Vascular Lesions: Experience in 100 Consecutive Patients with Long-Term Follow-Up

2006 • 214 citations

Efficacy of Thalidomide for Refractory Gastrointestinal Bleeding From Vascular Malformation

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The efficacy of octreotide therapy in chronic bleeding due to vascular abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract

1999 • 176 citations

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Does Hormonal Therapy Have Any Benefit for Bleeding Angiodysplasia?

1992 • 151 citations

The Association of Unexplained Gastrointestinal Bleeding with Calcific Aortic Stenosis

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Angiodysplasia as a Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

1985 • 143 citations

Increased Expression of Angiogenic Factors in Human Colonic Angiodysplasia

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1992 • 135 citations

Severe Upper Gastrointestinal Tumor Bleeding: Endoscopic Findings, Treatment, and Outcome

1996 • 135 citations

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Intraoperative enteroscopy for diagnosis and management of unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding

2000 • 128 citations

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Long-Term Outcomes After Double-Balloon Enteroscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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Long-Term Efficacy of Octreotide in the Prevention of Recurrent Bleeding from Gastrointestinal Angiodysplasia

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Angiodysplasia in the Colon and Rectum

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Long-term outcome after argon plasma coagulation of small-bowel lesions using double-balloon enteroscopy in patients with mid-gastrointestinal bleeding

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1996 • 96 citations

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1996 • 89 citations

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Long‐acting somatostatin analogues decrease blood transfusion requirements in patients with refractory gastrointestinal bleeding associated with angiodysplasia

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Endoscopic Laser Treatment for Gastrointestinal Vascular Ectasias

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Pharmacological Therapy of Vascular Malformations of the Gastrointestinal Tract

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1995 • 76 citations

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1987 • 67 citations

Somatostatin and the Gastrointestinal Tract

1998 • 67 citations

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1997 • 62 citations

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The Effect of Octreotide on Gastroduodenal Blood Flow Measured by Laser Doppler Flowmetry in Rabbits and Man

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1992 • 27 citations

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1989 • 23 citations

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2010 • 21 citations

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