“Downhill” Esophageal Varices due to Dialysis Catheter-Induced Superior Vena Caval Occlusion: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

“Downhill” varices are a rare cause of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Rarely these varices are reported in patients receiving hemodialysis as a complication of chronic dialysis vascular access. We present a case of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in an individual with end-stage renal d...

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Autores principales: Nayudu, Suresh Kumar, Dev, Anil, Kanneganti, Kalyan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3590564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23509642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/830796

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3590564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23509642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/830796

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