A Rare Cause of Hemoperitoneum in a Patient with Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension

A 48-year-old man, diagnosed case of portal hypertension secondary to alcohol related cirrhosis of the liver, presented to the gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed Unit, with jaundice and worsening abdominal distension for a period of five days. Clinical examination revealed an emaciated patient in grade 2 h...

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Main Authors: Cyriac Abby Philips, Lijesh Kumar, Mathew Philip, Prasanth Menon, Philip Augustine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2017-04-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
Online Access:http://www.mejdd.org/index.php/mejdd/article/view/1766