Recognition of downhill esophageal varices in hemodialysis patients requires a high index of clinical suspicion.
Muthyala
Umadevi
U
Philipneri
Marie D
MD
Hussein
Fadi A
FA
Lentine
Krista L
KL
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*