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7720899

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-25
pubmed:abstractText
Haemorrhage from oesophageal varices is a common and potentially life-threatening complication of portal hypertension, which is usually due to cirrhosis of the liver. Although liver metastases and hepatic dysfunction frequently occur in malignant disease, reports of oesophageal varices arising as a consequence of metastatic liver disease are sporadic, suggesting that this complication is unusual. Indeed, one review of the literature identified only 23 cases, although a few others have subsequently been reported. The management of such patients bleeding from oesophageal varices is clearly very different from bleeding due to other causes such as peptic ulceration. We report three cases and review the literature. All of our cases presented to us within a period of one year, suggesting that this complication of metastatic liver disease is more common than originally considered to be the case.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0748-7983
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
204-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Oesophageal varices: a potentially fatal complication of liver metastases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Oncology, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports