Hepatic artery aneurysm, hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia, and peptic ulceration.
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Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasis associated with hepatic artery aneurysm has only once been recorded in the literature (Graham, Eiseman, and Pryor, 1964). This case is reported because the concurrence of these conditions, together with gastric and duodenal ulcers, serves to illustrate difficulties in the management of a patient with a bleeding diathesis who has four possible causes of gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gut
دوره 8 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1967