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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...
Autores principales: | Gebreselassie, Agazi, Awan, Ahmad, Yaqoob, Hamid, Laiyemo, Adeyinka |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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