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Downhill Esophageal Varices Associated With Central Venous Catheter-Related Thrombosis Managed With Endoscopic and Surgical Therapy

Downhill esophageal varices are a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. We present a case of downhill variceal bleeding due to superior vena cava thrombosis resulting from a prior central venous catheter. The patient was managed with endoscopic band ligation and later with surgical axilla...

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Autores principales: Berkowitz, Joshua C., Bhusal, Sushma, Desai, Deepak, Cerulli, Maurice A., Inamdar, Sumant
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5062659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27807564
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2016.75