Acute variceal bleed in a patient with idiopathic myelofibrosis successfully treated with endoscopic variceal band ligation.
Goh
Brian K P
BK
Department of General Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore, 169608 Singapore. bsgkp@hotmail.com
Chen
Juliana J C
JJ
Tan
Hiang-Khoon
HK
Yong
Wei-Sean
WS
Chan
Weng-Hoong
WH
D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000473:pathology; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed