A case of colonic varices complicated by alcoholic cirrhosis treated using balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration
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DOI: 10.1007/s12328-018-0857-1
Abstract: A 44-year-old man with cirrhosis arising from alcohol abuse manifested melena caused by the rupture of esophageal varices. He received endoscopic variceal ligation for the initial hemostasis, followed by endoscopic injection sclerotherapy as an additional… read more here.
Keywords: occluded retrograde; colonic varices; cirrhosis; retrograde transvenous ... See more keywords
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic: Management of bleeding colonic varices in liver disease
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DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13988
Abstract: A 38-year-old man presented with intermittent episodes of hematochezia and one episode of syncope, without hematemesis, abdominal pain, weight loss, nausea, or fever. He was found to have thrombocytopenia (75 × 10/L platelets) of unknown… read more here.
Keywords: vein; colonic varices; colon; bleeding colonic ... See more keywords