Clinicopathological Features and Treatment of Ectopic Varices with Portal Hypertension

Bleeding from ectopic varices, which is rare in patients with portal hypertension, is generally massive and life-threatening. Forty-three patients were hospitalized in our ward for gastrointestinal bleeding from ectopic varices. The frequency of ectopic varices was 43/1218 (3.5%) among portal hypert...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Sato, Jun Akaike, Jouji Toyota, Yoshiyasu Karino, Takumi Ohmura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/960720