Bleeding non-cirrhotic fundus ("downhill") varices in a patient on chronic intermittent hemodialysis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 586-

  Lutisan, J G ^a   Ploem, S ^a   Zijlstra, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Downhill varices; Venous access complications

Indexed keywords

ETHOXY SCLEROL; OCTREOTIDE; POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; SCLEROTHERAPY; THORAX PAIN; VARICOSIS; VISIBILITY;

EID: 37849189227     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.04.016     Document Type: Letter

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