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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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