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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-04-01
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Series: | JGH Open |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12733 |