Successful Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy of High-Risk Gastroesophageal Varices in a Cirrhotic Patient with Hemophilia A

Successful Endoscopic Injection Sclerotherapy of High-Risk Gastroesophageal Varices in a Cirrhotic Patient with Hemophilia A

A 68-year-old man with hemophilia A and liver cirrhosis caused by hepatitis C virus was referred to our hospital to receive prophylactic endoscopic treatment for gastroesophageal varices (GOV). He had large, tense, and winding esophageal varices (EV) with cherry red spots extending down to lesser cu...

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Main Authors: Kohei Fukumoto, Hideyuki Konishi, Koichi Soga, Ki-ichiro Miyawaki, Hitoshi Okano, Masahito Minami, Naoki Wakabayashi, Shoji Mitsufuji, Norimasa Yoshida, Tomohisa Takagi, Nobuaki Yagi, Yuji Naito, Keisho Kataoka, Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/518260

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