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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2016-10-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/445184 |