A Therapeutic Approach to Cecal Varices

Ectopic varices account for 1%–5% of all variceal bleeding episodes. The most common presentation of cecal varices is an acute episode of a massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. However, cecal varices can be found incidentally and can be silent for a prolonged period of time before presenting w...

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Autores principales: Kudaravalli, Pujitha, Saleem, Sheikh A., Pendela, Venkata Satish, Manocha, Divey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7209800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32440522
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000315
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author Kudaravalli, Pujitha
Saleem, Sheikh A.
Pendela, Venkata Satish
Manocha, Divey
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description Ectopic varices account for 1%–5% of all variceal bleeding episodes. The most common presentation of cecal varices is an acute episode of a massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. However, cecal varices can be found incidentally and can be silent for a prolonged period of time before presenting with a massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Through this case of a 63-year-old woman, we would like to highlight the paucity of literature in the treatment of nonbleeding cecal varices.
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spelling pubmed-72098002020-05-21 A Therapeutic Approach to Cecal Varices Kudaravalli, Pujitha Saleem, Sheikh A. Pendela, Venkata Satish Manocha, Divey ACG Case Rep J Case Report Ectopic varices account for 1%–5% of all variceal bleeding episodes. The most common presentation of cecal varices is an acute episode of a massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. However, cecal varices can be found incidentally and can be silent for a prolonged period of time before presenting with a massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Through this case of a 63-year-old woman, we would like to highlight the paucity of literature in the treatment of nonbleeding cecal varices. Wolters Kluwer 2020-03-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7209800/ /pubmed/32440522 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000315 Text en © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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