Bleeding Ectopic Varices as the First Manifestation of Portal Hypertension

Ectopic varices are defined as dilated portosystemic collateral veins in locations other than the gastroesophageal region. We present a case of recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding as the first manifestation of portal hypertension. We diagnosed ectopic duodenal varices without gastroesophageal...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Brij, Raina, Sujeet, Sharma, Rajesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25374725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/140959
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description Ectopic varices are defined as dilated portosystemic collateral veins in locations other than the gastroesophageal region. We present a case of recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding as the first manifestation of portal hypertension. We diagnosed ectopic duodenal varices without gastroesophageal varices on upper GI endoscopy and extrahepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) on CT angiography and managed this case.
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spelling pubmed-42073782014-11-05 Bleeding Ectopic Varices as the First Manifestation of Portal Hypertension Sharma, Brij Raina, Sujeet Sharma, Rajesh Case Reports Hepatol Case Report Ectopic varices are defined as dilated portosystemic collateral veins in locations other than the gastroesophageal region. We present a case of recurrent upper gastrointestinal bleeding as the first manifestation of portal hypertension. We diagnosed ectopic duodenal varices without gastroesophageal varices on upper GI endoscopy and extrahepatic portal venous obstruction (EHPVO) on CT angiography and managed this case. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4207378/ /pubmed/25374725 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/140959 Text en Copyright © 2014 Brij Sharma et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Bleeding Ectopic Varices as the First Manifestation of Portal Hypertension
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title_fullStr Bleeding Ectopic Varices as the First Manifestation of Portal Hypertension
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title_short Bleeding Ectopic Varices as the First Manifestation of Portal Hypertension
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25374725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/140959
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