BOOKS

"Arteriovenous Malformations." In The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1999.

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R., MD. The Best Alternative Medicine, Part II, "CAM Therapies for Specific Conditions: Ulcers." New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.

"Peptic Ulcer Disease." In The Merck Manual of Diagnosis andTherapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1999.

Thomson, A. B. R. and E. A. Shaffer. First Principles of Gastroenterology, 3rd ed. Oakville, ON: Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, 2002.

PERIODICALS

Appleyard, M. N. and C. P. Swain. "Endoscopic Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding."World Journal of Gastroenterology 7 (2001): 308-12.

Busteed, S., C. Silke, C. Molloy, et al. "Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia—A Cause of Refractory Anaemia in Systemic Sclerosis."Irish Medical Journal 94 (November-December 2001): 310.

Castellanos, Andres, MD, Barry D. Mann, MD, and James de Caestecker, DO. "Gastric Outlet Obstruction."eMedicine, February 12, 2002 [cited April 27, 2003]. .

De Caestecker, James, DO. "Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Surgical Perspective."eMedicine, October 17, 2002 [cited April 27, 2003]. .

Fowler, Dennis, MD. "Laparoscopic Foregut Surgery: Less Commonly Performed Procedures."Minimal Access Surgery Center Newsletter, New York-Presbyterian Hospital 2 (Winter 2002): 7–10.

Komar, Aleksander R., MD and Prem Patel, MD. "Abdominal Trauma, Penetrating."eMedicine, April 25, 2002 [cited April 28, 2003]. .

Probst, A., R. Scheubel, and M. Wienbeck. "Treatment of Watermelon Stomach (GAVE Syndrome) by Means of Endoscopic Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC): Long-Term Outcome."Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie 39 (June 2001): 447-52.

Stotzer, P. O., R. Willen, and A. F. Kilander. "Watermelon Stomach: Not Only an Antral Disease."Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 55 (June 2002): 897–900.

Tseng, Y. L., M. H. Wu, M. Y. Lin, and W. W. Lai. "Early Surgical Correction for Isolated Gastric Stricture Following Acid Corrosion Injury."Digestive Surgery 19 (2002): 276–80.

Yusoff, I., F. Brennan, D. Ormonde, and B. Laurence. "Argon Plasma Coagulation for Treatment of Watermelon Stomach."Endoscopy 34 (May 2002): 407–10.

Zarzaur, B. L., K. A. Kudsk, K. Carter, et al. "Stress Ulceration Requiring Definitive Surgery After Severe Trauma."American Surgeon 67 (September 2001): 875–79.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). 4930 Del Ray Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814. (301) 654-2055. .

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). 1520 Kensington Road, Suite 202, Oak Brook, IL 60523 (630) 573-0600. .

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG). 2902 South Sheridan Way, Oakville, ON L6J 7L6 (888) 780-0007 or (905) 829-2504. .

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333. (888) MY-ULCER or (404) 639-3534. .

National Cancer Institute (NCI). NCI Public Inquiries Office, Suite 3036A, 6116 Executive Boulevard, MSC8332, Bethesda, MD 20892-8322. (800) 4-CANCER or (800) 332-8615 (TTY). .

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC). 2 Information Way, Bethesda, MD 20892-3570. .

OTHER

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Physician Data Query (PDQ). Gastric Cancer: Treatment, January 2, 2003 [cited April 28, 2003]. .

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC). What I Need to Know About Peptic Ulcers,August 2002 [cited April 28, 2003]. NIH Publication No. 02-5042. .