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Superior Vena Cava Obstruction: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Esophageal Variceal Bleeding

“Downhill” esophageal varices are formed in upper two-thirds of the esophagus as a consequence of a superior vena cava obstruction. We present a case of 55-year-old African-American female with a medical history of multiple comorbidities, including end-stage renal disease, who presented with an uppe...

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Autores principales: Gebreselassie, Agazi, Awan, Ahmad, Yaqoob, Hamid, Laiyemo, Adeyinka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5919766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29713571
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2226