"Downhill" varices: A rare cause of esophageal hemorrhage Varice "Downhill": Una causa extraña de sangrado esofágico

"Downhill" varices or upper esophageal varices are a rare cause of proximal digestive tract hemorrhage with only 16 cases described in the literature. In our series, hemorrhage due to "Downhill" varices represents 0.1% of all acute esophageal variceal bleeding. Their etiology dif...

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Main Authors: M. Areia, J. M. Romãozinho, M. Ferreira, P. Amaro, D. Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2006-05-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082006000500006