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A case of gastric cardia telangiectasias and primary biliary cirrhosis with hemorrhage

In patients presenting with persistent anemia and gastric cardia telangiectasias, a potential etiology of portal hypertension due to chronic liver disease, especially primary biliary cirrhosis, should be considered. Drugs for treating specific liver disease and lowering portal hypertension are effec...

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Autor principal: Guo, Jinsheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33363745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3147
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Sumario:In patients presenting with persistent anemia and gastric cardia telangiectasias, a potential etiology of portal hypertension due to chronic liver disease, especially primary biliary cirrhosis, should be considered. Drugs for treating specific liver disease and lowering portal hypertension are effective strategies to prevent hemorrhage.