Abstract |
A 48 year old woman with intra-abdominal Weber-Christian disease presented with bleeding gastric varices and evidence of splenic vein occlusion. We describe the problems encountered in making this diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
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Authors | D Heseltine, M Bramble, A Cole, D Clarke, W Castle |
Journal | Postgraduate medical journal
(Postgrad Med J)
Vol. 66
Issue 774
Pg. 321-5
(Apr 1990)
ISSN: 0032-5473 [Print] England |
PMID | 2385562
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Esophageal and Gastric Varices
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Female
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Panniculitis, Nodular Nonsuppurative
(complications, diagnosis)
- Sclerotherapy
- Splenic Vein
- Thrombosis
(etiology, therapy)
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