A case report of bleeding from duodenal varices treated with percutaneous transhepatic obliteration

Duodenal varices are ectopic in nature and account for 40% of all ectopic bleeding cases. Ectopic variceal bleeding is rare (1%-5% of all variceal bleeding cases). The three principle approaches used to treat duodenal varices are endoscopic procedures, interventional radiological methods, and surgic...

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Main Authors: Ji Hyun Lee, Tae Hwan Kim, Jong Won Choi, Sun Young Kim, Jin Young Choi, Chun Kyon Lee, Byung Kyu Park, Jae Bok Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18528/ijgii190002