Cargando…

Gastroesophageal Variceal Bleeding Successfully Controlled by Partial Splenic Embolization

A 53-year-old male patient with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma developed gastroesophageal varices refractory to endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS). He required EIS six times in 2 years for recurring variceal bleeding. After hepatic resection, he developed massive splenomegaly. Partial s...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kogure, Takayuki, Inoue, Jun, Kakazu, Eiji, Ninomiya, Masashi, Shimosegawa, Tooru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5498196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28566595
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.56.8167