A case report of an endoscopic approach to life‐threatening cecal variceal hemorrhage

Abstract Cecal varices are a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. We describe a 29‐year‐old man with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis who developed gastrointestinal bleeding in the hospital. A computed tomography mesenteric angiogram showed bleeding cecal varices, whi...

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Main Authors: Kirsty E MacFarlane, Nicholas J Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-04-01
Series:JGH Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12733