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variceal bleeding

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variceal bleeding
Hemorrhage from dilated or variceal veins, usually understood to mean esophageal varices 2º to end-stage liver failure Management-surgical Surgical shunting, endoscopic sclerotherapy, esophageal variceal ligation, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt–TIPS procedure Management-medical Vasopressin, nitroglycerin, somatostatin, β-blockers, long-acting nitrates. See Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt–TIPS procedure.
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