Gastric ischemia after epinephrine injection in a patient with liver cirrhosis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 411-414

  Kim, Su Young ^a   Han, Seung Hee ^a   Kim, Kyung Han ^a   Kim, Sang Ock ^a   Han, Sang Young ^a   Lee, Sung Wook ^a   Baek, Yang Hyun ^a  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epinephrine; Gastric ischemia; Hematemesis; Hypertension; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD PUGH SCORE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEMATEMESIS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MELENA; MUCOSAL NECROSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH PERFORATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 84873706279     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i3.411     Document Type: Article

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