Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal Hypertension

Periampullary Variceal Bleeding: An Atypical Complication of Portal Hypertension

Variceal bleeding remains a fatal complication of portal hypertension. Periampullary varices are rare and, due to their location, are difficult to diagnose and treat. Similar to esophagogastric varices, they are the result of high portosystemic pressures secondary to intrahepatic causes such as cirr...

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Main Authors: Zahava C. Farkas, Priyanka Chugh, Shalom Frager, Khwaja F. Haq, Muhammad Ali Khan, Shantanu Solanki, Edward Esses, Gregory Veillette, Roxana Bodin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4643695
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