Treatment of Acute Hemorrhage from Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients.

Cirrhosis describes the end stages of chronic inflammation and progressive scarring of the liver and may lead to hepatocellular dysfunction and portal venous hypertension. Liver cirrhosis in itself is a major cause of mortality worldwide, accounting from more than 1 million deaths in 2010. Esophagea...

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Main Authors: Judah Morgan, Eva Shagla, Ryan M. Kwok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery 2019-01-01
Series:Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
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Online Access:http://journal.astes.org.al/index.php/AJTES/article/view/22