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A case of fatal cutaneous caput medusae hemorrhage

Alcoholic liver cirrhosis leads to portal venous hypertension, which can result in a caput medusae formation. Life‐threatening hemorrhage from a ruptured caput medusae vein is a rare complication. It is crucial to stop the bleeding promptly. A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt is conside...

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Autores principales: Melas, Nikolaos, Haji Younes, Amil, Magnusson, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1996