Abstract
We port a cirrhotic patient with duodenal vascular ectasia and spontaneous bleeding. The bleeding was successfully controlled with argon plasma coagulation. Duodenal vascular ectasia may be a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, and argon plasma coagulation may be effective and safe to achieve hemostasis of this lesion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5154-5157 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | World journal of gastroenterology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 38 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Oct 14 |
Keywords
- Cirrhosis
- Duodenum
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Hemostasis
- Vascular ectasia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology