Splenic Arteriovenous Fistula: A Rare Lesion Causing Bleeding Esophageal Varices, Ascites, and Diarrhea

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 816-819

  Galler, Greg ^a   Yim, Anthony ^a   Emond, Jean C ^a   Kirch, Everett ^a   Yousefzadeh, David ^a   Baker, Alfred L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistula; Diarrhea; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ARTERY;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ASCITES; DIARRHEA; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SPLENIC ARTERY; SPLENIC VEIN;

EID: 0029897711     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02213141     Document Type: Article

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