Endoscopic Management of Bleeding Ectopic Varices With Histoacryl

Bleeding from antral and duodenal varices is an uncommon feature in patients with portal hypertension. We report a patient with cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis, who had a massive bleed from antral and duodenal varices. Bleeding was controlled with endoscopic injection of varices using histoacry...

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Autores principales: Bhasin, Deepak K., Sharma, B. C., Sriram, P. V. J., Makharia, G., Singh, K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 1999
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2423963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10371062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/35272
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Sumario:Bleeding from antral and duodenal varices is an uncommon feature in patients with portal hypertension. We report a patient with cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis, who had a massive bleed from antral and duodenal varices. Bleeding was controlled with endoscopic injection of varices using histoacryl. Endoscopic treatment and the relatively uncommon occurrence of antral and duodenal varices are highlighted.

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