Spontaneous Ectopic Paraumbilical Variceal Bleeding in a Patient With Cirrhosis
Ectopic variceal hemorrhage is a rare sequela of portal hypertension, accounting for 5% of variceal bleeding events. Although mortality rates are high for this condition, there is no established management protocol. We present a patient case of spontaneous external hemorrhage from an ectopic paraumb...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2021.0115 |
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