A rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a dialysis patient: synchronous Dieulafoy lesions
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A rare cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a dialysis patient: synchronous Dieulafoy lesions
A 78-year-old man on haemodialysis for 6 years presented with a 1-day history of haematemesis and melaena. His past medical history includes chronic pyelonephritis, gastric ulceration on the greater curvature of the stomach (2008) and hypertension. There was no history of excess alcohol intake or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory use. He was fluid-resuscitated and underwent an emergency oesophago...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Kidney Journal
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2048-8505,2048-8513
DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfq151