Potential Pitfalls in Transjugular Portosystemic Shunt Placement for Bleeding Rectal Varices

In patients with portal hypertension, bleeding from rectal varices is rare. However, it can be life-threatening. We report a case of massive bleeding from large rectal varices in a 59-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis. Emergent transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) placement was p...

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Autores principales: Sakib, S M Nazmus, Kobayashi, Katsuhiro, Jawed, Mohammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Published online: August, 2015
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464566
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000439164

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4592510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464566
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000439164

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