A case of fatal cutaneous caput medusae hemorrhage
Key Clinical Message Alcoholic liver cirrhosis leads to portal venous hypertension, which can result in a caput medusae formation. Life‐threatening hemorrhage from a ruptured caput medusae vein is a rare complication. It is crucial to stop the bleeding promptly. A transjugular intrahepatic portosyst...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Clinical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1996 |