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873136

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
A case of varices of the entire esophagus in a patient who had undergone resection of a substernal thyroid gland 29 years previously is reported. Dilated esophageal veins, varices, may serve as collateral channels between the portal and systemic systems. When the superior vena cava is obstructed, blood from the upper extremities and head is returned to the heart via downhill varices. Obstruction of the superior vena cava proximal to the azygos vein results in varices of the upper esophagus. Obstruction distal to the asygos vein, as in this patient, results in varices of the entire esophagus. Portacaval shunt has no place in the management of these patients. Downhill varices should be considered in any patient with superior vena caval obstruction from any cause.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0016-5085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1977
pubmed:articleTitle
Downhill varices: report of a case 29 years after resection of a substernal thyroid gland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports