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A case report of an endoscopic approach to life‐threatening cecal variceal hemorrhage
Cecal varices are a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. We describe a 29‐year‐old man with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis who developed gastrointestinal bleeding in the hospital. A computed tomography mesenteric angiogram showed bleeding cecal varices, which were s...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9021714/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35475196 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12733 |
| Sumario: | Cecal varices are a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. We describe a 29‐year‐old man with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis who developed gastrointestinal bleeding in the hospital. A computed tomography mesenteric angiogram showed bleeding cecal varices, which were successfully treated by glue injection therapy at colonoscopy. The procedure appeared to be complicated by bacteremia due to Escherichia coli. |
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