Intraperitoneal haemorrhage from anterior abdominal wall varices.
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چکیده
Patients with oesophageal varices frequently present with gastrointestinal haemorrhage but bleeding from varices at other sites is rare. We present a patient with hepatitis C-induced cirrhosis and partial portal vein occlusion who developed spontaneous haemorrhage from anterior abdominal wall varices into the rectus abdominus muscle and peritoneal cavity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 69 812 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993