Acute pulmonary embolism following endoscopic sclerotherapy for gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage: A case report and literature review
Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage is a substantial cause of death in patients with portal hypertension. Cyanoacrylate injection is a widely used endoscopic treatment for variceal hemorrhage. We report herein the case of a 49-year-old male with decompensated alcoholic cirrhosis, who received endos...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-03-01
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| Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X19838946 |