Pancreatic carcinoma presenting as bleeding from segmental gastric varices: pitfalls in diagnosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Splenic vein occlusion leading to gastric variceal haemorrhage should be considered in cases of obscure upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We report an unusual case in which the underlying pathology was a resectable carcinoma of the pancreatic tail.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Esophageal and Gastric Varices
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
- Pancreatic Neoplasms