Noncirrhotic portal vein thrombosis causing sudden unexpected death: A rare cause of fatally ruptured esophageal varices

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 199-201

  Scott Denton, J ^a   Parks, Bruce O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Medical Examiners' Office   (United States)

Author keywords

esophageal varices; noncirrhotic; portal vein thrombosis; sudden death

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; DEATH, SUDDEN; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGUS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMANS; PORTAL VEIN; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0343417025     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199706000-00019     Document Type: Article

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