Vallecular Varix: A Perplexing Cause of Oral Cavity Bleeding
Often discovered only after an extensive work up for hemoptysis and hematemesis, vallecular varices are a rare cause of oral bleeding that increase patient morbidity due to delay of diagnosis. We describe an 89-year-old male who presented with a week of intermittent oral blood production. A val...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3w73562x |