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Massive Esophageal Variceal Bleeding as a Rare Complication of Sickle Cell Anemia
A 24-year-old man with sickle cell anemia presented with fatigue, dark stool, and coffee ground emesis. He was found to have large esophageal varices and experienced massive variceal hemorrhage in the hospital. The varices were caused by diffuse splanchnic venous thrombosis, and his only risk factor...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American College of Gastroenterology
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748192/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26958556 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.10 |