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Ruptured duodenal varices arising from the main portal vein successfully treated with endoscopic injection sclerotherapy: a case report

Duodenal varices result from retroperitoneal portosystemic shunts that usually come from the pancreaticoduodenal vein and drain into the inferior vena cava. Because they are a rare but fatal cause of gastrointestinal bleeding, a prompt hemostatic intervention is mandatory. A 62-year-old man who had...

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Autores principales: Kang, Ha Yan, Lee, Won Kyung, Kim, Yong Hyun, Kwon, Byung Woon, Kang, Myung Soo, Kim, Suk Bae, Song, Il Han
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3304644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21757987
http://dx.doi.org/10.3350/kjhep.2011.17.2.152