Vallecular Varix: A Perplexing Cause of Oral Cavity Bleeding

Often discovered only after an extensive work up for hemoptysis and hematemesis, vallecular varices are a rare cause of oral bleeding that increase patient morbidity due to delay of diagnosis. We describe an 89-year-old male who presented with a week of intermittent oral blood production. A vallecul...

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Autores principales: Polacco, Marc A., Ossoff, Jacob, Paydarfar, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2015
Materias:
Diagnostic Acumen
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26759685
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2015.10.28598

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26759685
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2015.10.28598

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