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Massive variceal bleeding secondary to splenic vein thrombosis successfully treated with splenic artery embolization: a case report
INTRODUCTION: Splenic vein thrombosis results in localized portal hypertension called sinistral portal hypertension, which may also lead to massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Symptomatic sinistral portal hypertension is usually best treated by splenectomy, but interventional radiological techn...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890017/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20482817 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-139 |