Transileocolic Vein Obliteration for Bleeding Rectal Varices with Portal Thrombus
We report a case of rectal varices treated successfully with transileocolic vein obliteration (TIO). A 70-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of fresh bloody stools in January 2011. Emergent colonoscopy revealed fresh blood in the rectum and tortuous rectal varices. Three-dimens...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/348761 |