Colonic Varices Due to Chronic Pancreatitis: A Rare Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

A 75-year-old man with chronic pancreatitis presented with painless bloody stool. Computed tomography revealed a splenic vein occlusion with several collaterals towards the descending colon. Colonoscopy showed tortuous varices in the descending colon, which suggested recent bleeding. Sinistral porta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kitagawa, Sho, Sato, Takahiro, Hirayama, Atsushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157952
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2015.43

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157952
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2015.43

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