Gastric variceal bleeding uncovering a rare association of CREST syndrome, primary biliary cirrhosis, nodular regenerative hyperplasia and pulmonary hypertension

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1145-1148

  Riviere, Etienne ^a   Vergniol, Julien ^a   Reffet, Armel ^a   Lippa, Nicolas ^a   Le Bail, Brigitte ^b   De Ledinghen, Victor ^a,c  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

CREST syndrome; nodular regenerative hyperplasia primary biliary cirrhosis; pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ABDOMEN; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; ISCHIALGIA; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MANOMETRY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH VARICES; SYNDROME CREST; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; BIOPSY; CREST SYNDROME; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; FOCAL NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY;

EID: 77955472826     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32833ab83a     Document Type: Article

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