Unusual cause for overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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Unusual cause for overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
To cite: Hatt J, Mills S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016214846 DESCRIPTION A 66-year-old woman with a history of aortic stenosis, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypertension presented to accident and emergency department, with sudden onset haematemesis and melaena. Haemoglobin on arrival was 49 g/L. Followi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214846