Hypopharyngeal hirudiniasis presenting as hematemesis

Endoscopy. 2014:46 Suppl 1 UCTN:E550. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1377954. Epub 2014 Nov 19.

Authors

Haluk Tarik Kani¹, Yucel Aydin², Nezih Yalcin¹, Mustafa Kaymakci³, Hakan Akin²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Departments of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey.

PMID: 25409066
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1377954

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Hematemesis / parasitology*
Humans
Hypopharynx / parasitology*
Leeches*
Male
Parasitic Diseases / complications*
Parasitic Diseases / therapy