Thrombin injection for bleeding duodenal varices

Rai, R.; Panzer, S.W.; Miskovsky, E.; Thuluvath, P.J.

American Journal of Gastroenterology 89(10): 1871-1873

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9270
PMID: 7942686
Document Number: 427253
Bleeding from duodenal varices, although rare, is often massive and life threatening. Duodenal varices are more common in extrahepatic portal venous obstruction. We report a patient with recurrent bleeding from duodenal varices, secondary to thrombosed portal vein, splenic vein, and mesocaval shunt, who was successfully managed by injection of thrombin.

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