title: Pancreatic carcinoma presenting as bleeding from segmental gastric varices: pitfalls in diagnosis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Mullan
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: McKelvey
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D013162:Splenic Vein