Isolated Gastric Varices due to Essential Thrombocytosis Related to Splenic Vein Thrombosis: A Challenge to Uncover the Concealed Diagnosis

Essential thrombocytosis is associated with gastrointestinal (GI) vascular thrombosis. Sinistral portal hypertension (left-sided portal hypertension) due to splenic vein thrombosis can lead to isolated gastric varices and should be suspected in a patient with obscure GI bleeding with normal liver fu...

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Autores principales: Patel, Harish, Bhandari, Peter, Kumar, Kishore, Makker, Jasbir, Chandrala, Chaitanya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6890150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31827997
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6068

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6890150/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31827997
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6068

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