Management of varices and variceal hemorrhage in cirrhosis.


Autoria(s): Garcia Tsao, G.; Bosch i Genover, Jaume
Contribuinte(s)

Universitat de Barcelona

Resumo

Variceal hemorrhage is a lethal complication of cirrhosis, particularly in patients in whom clinical decompensation (i.e., ascites, encephalopathy, a previous episode of hemorrhage, or jaundice) has already developed. Practice guidelines for the management of varices and variceal hemorrhage1 in cirrhosis are mostly based on evidence in the literature that has been summarized and prioritized at consensus conferences...

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/2445/47244

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Massachusetts Medical Society

Direitos

(c) Massachusetts Medical Society, 2010

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Palavras-Chave #Cirrosi hepàtica #Varices #Hemorràgia #Malalties del fetge #Hepatic cirrhosis #Varicose veins #Hemorrhage #Liver diseases
Tipo

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