A Rare Case of Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage Secondary to Infiltrative B-Cell Lymphoma

Portal hypertension commonly arises in the setting of advanced liver cirrhosis and is the consequence of increased resistance within the portal vasculature. Less commonly, left-sided noncirrhotic portal hypertension can develop in a patient secondary to isolated obstruction of the splenic vein. We p...

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Main Authors: Adrienne Lenhart, Juan Fernandez-Castillo, Keith Mullins, Reena Salgia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/445184