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Dieulafoy lesions as cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a patient with portal hypertension

Dieulafoy’s lesion is an abnormally large and tortuous submucosal artery that protrudes through a small mucosal defect resulting in gastrointestinal bleeding. We present a case of a 53-year-old man with a history of HIV and alcohol abuse who presented to the emergency room with hematemesis and melen...

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Published in:J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
Main Authors: Malik, Fahad, Al Salman, Omar, Alchalabi, Marwah, Chaudhari, Shobhana, Khan, Ali Tariq
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7850346/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552426
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1824331
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