Splenic infarction after cyanoacrylate injection for fundal varices
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Splenic infarction after cyanoacrylate injection for fundal varices.
to hepatitis B infection, who had undergone regular endoscopic variceal therapy for fundal varices, was admitted for secondary prophylaxis. The laboratory findings were unremarkable apart from a low platelet count (34 × 103/μL) and prolonged prothrombin time (17.7 s, international normalized ratio [INR] 1.46, 59%). Endoscopic examination revealed small esophageal varices and large fundal varice...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243984