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Severe gastric variceal haemorrhage due to splenic artery thrombosis and consecutive arterial bypass
BACKGROUND: Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is mainly caused by ulcers. Gastric varicosis due to portal hypertension can also be held responsible for upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Portal hypertension causes the development of a collateral circulation from the portal to the caval venous system...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3142481/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21711534 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-11-14 |