Recurrent massive haemorrhage from an endoscopically inevident isolated rectal varix

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 851-853

  Azar, C ^a   Khalifeh, M ^a   Al Kutoubi, M A ^a   Sharara, A I ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Inferior mesenteric vein; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCHEZIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM VARICES HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MESENTERIC VEINS; RECTUM; RECURRENCE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 33748928983     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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