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Acute pulmonary embolism following endoscopic sclerotherapy for gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage: A case report and literature review

Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage is a substantial cause of death in patients with portal hypertension. Cyanoacrylate injection is a widely used endoscopic treatment for variceal hemorrhage. We report herein the case of a 49-year-old male with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis, who received endos...

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Autores principales: Tangcheewinsirikul, Nuanrat, Suankratay, Chusana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6444781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30967953
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19838946