Bleeding downhill esophageal varices: A complication of upper extremity hemodialysis access

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-303

  Pop, A ^a   Cutler, A F ^a  

^a SINAI GRACE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMATEMESIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0031959274     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(98)70331-1     Document Type: Article

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