Pancreatic carcinoma presenting as bleeding from segmental gastric varices: pitfalls in diagnosis.

Mullan, F J; McKelvey, S T · Postgrad Med J · 1990

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.

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